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Renaming Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

Original title: Stabenow-Blunt Behavioral Health Legacy Act

Record date · December 19, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill mandates that all clinics currently certified as 's' be officially renamed as 'Stabenow-Blunt Community Behavioral Health Clinics.' This change applies to all federal laws, maps, regulations, and official documents.

Why it matters

The bill standardizes the naming convention for behavioral health facilities across all federal records, ensuring that any existing or future reference to these clinics reflects the new 'Stabenow-Blunt' designation.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

Certified community behavioral health clinics

These facilities must adopt the new 'Stabenow-Blunt' designation in all official documentation and records.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill change the services provided by behavioral health clinics?

No. The bill only changes the official name used in federal records; it does not alter the certification requirements or the services provided by the clinics.

Which clinics are affected by this name change?

Any clinic that is currently certified as a '' under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.

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Where This Stands

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Standardization of Clinic Naming

The bill seeks to enforce a uniform naming convention across all federal records for a specific class of healthcare providers.

Stabenow-Blunt Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Connected Entities

December 19, 2024, Ron Wyden, Blunt and 5 more

dateDecember 19, 2024“Date the bill was introduced”Map →

PersonRon Wyden“Senator Wyden”Map →

PersonBlunt“Senator Blunt”Map →

bill number223“Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014”Map →

other42 U.S.C. 1396a note“Legal citation for the clinic certification requirements”Map →

PersonStabenow“Senator Stabenow”Map →

PersonMike Crapo“Senator Crapo”Map →

OrganizationSenate Finance Committee“Committee overseeing the bill”Map →

Sources

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www.congress.gov

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