To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes. | Community Exchange
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To amend Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to provide behavioral and mental health and substance use disorder services, and for other purposes.
HR 8201 would require community health centers to provide mental health and substance use disorder services.
This is a House bill (HR 8201) from the 119th Congress. It would change the Public Health Service Act to require community health centers to offer behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder services. As of June 25, 2026, the bill was voted out of subcommittee and sent to the full committee for review.
Community health centers serve Houston neighborhoods. If this bill becomes law, those centers would be required to offer mental health and substance use services, changing what care is available locally.
