Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to amend the qualifications for Qualified Professionals within the mental health, developmental disability, and substance abuse (MH/DD/SA) system of care to allow for all years of full-time MH/DD/SA service experience to qualify as years of service, and not just those obtained post-graduate degree. Requires all Medicare State Plan changes to be submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid by October 1, 2017. Changes do not become effective until approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid of the State Plan amendments submitted by DHHS to effect the change has been received.