HF1436 Summary

• Expands clinical medical education program funding to include dental therapists, advanced dental therapists, community paramedics, and community health workers, with requirements for patient care funding, financial pressure from competition, and training in community settings.

• Establishes pediatric primary care mental health training grant program providing up to $1,000,000 annually (FY 2024-2025) to support up to four training programs in outpatient clinics with psychiatric consultation and comprehensive mental health assessments.

• Creates mental health workforce development initiatives including a Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center, cultural community continuing education grants ($500,000 annually), and mental health professional scholarship program for master's degree education.

• Increases psychiatry residency slots from four to five under primary care residency expansion grants and establishes youth care professional training program requiring trauma-informed curriculum for direct care staff in children's mental health treatment settings.

• Appropriates $2,000,000 in FY 2024 for health professional education loan forgiveness prioritizing mental health professionals, plus $1,500,000 annually for mental health provider supervision grants covering direct supervision, preceptorships, and licensing fees up to $7,500 per trainee.