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CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act

USA117th CongressS-3596| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2022
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Finance Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act This bill excludes expenditures relating to initiatives for school behavioral health services from the administrative spending cap under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, states may use up to 10% of their total federal CHIP expenditures on outreach, health services initiatives, and certain other activities (i.e., nonbenefit expenditures). The bill excludes health services initiatives relating to school behavioral health services from this limitation; expenditures for these and other nonbenefit expenditures may not exceed 15% of total expenditures.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S576)
Mar 22, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • February 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S576)


  • March 22, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Health

Child healthHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive carePoverty and welfare assistanceState and local finance

CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act

USA117th CongressS-3596| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2022
CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act This bill excludes expenditures relating to initiatives for school behavioral health services from the administrative spending cap under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Currently, states may use up to 10% of their total federal CHIP expenditures on outreach, health services initiatives, and certain other activities (i.e., nonbenefit expenditures). The bill excludes health services initiatives relating to school behavioral health services from this limitation; expenditures for these and other nonbenefit expenditures may not exceed 15% of total expenditures.
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Timeline
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Feb 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S576)
Mar 22, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • February 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S576)


  • March 22, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
John Thune

John Thune

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (1)
Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Finance Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child healthHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive carePoverty and welfare assistanceState and local finance