S. 3596 · 117th Congress

CHIP School Behavioral Health Incentive Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
John Thune
Introduced
2022-02-08
Latest action
2022-03-22 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Summary

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.