3.0.0 2646 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z House H HR 2007-06-11 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-11T20:22:38Z Referred to 2007-06-11T16:32:30Z 2007-06-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Health Administrative procedure Communication in medicine Conferences Congress Department of Health and Human Services Disasters Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health planning Law Legislation Medical education Mental health services Public health Health 00 2007-06-11 Introduced in House 2007-09-05T20:47:25Z Mental Health Services in Public Health Emergencies Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to make grants to: (1) states and political subdivisions to provide mental health services in response to public health emergencies; and (2) states to develop statewide plans for providing such services and to train personnel to implement such plan effectively.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish the National Mental Health Crisis Response Technical Assistance Center to: (1) provide consultation and technical assistance to the Director and state and local governments on developing and implementing plans for providing mental health services in response to public health emergencies; (2) develop policy guidelines on mental health concerns related to crisis incidents and develop recommendations for proposed regulations and legislative proposals; (3) develop and conduct training events and conferences on mental health needs of disaster victims and witnesses; (4) serve as the principal clearinghouse for information concerning the mental health aspects of public health emergencies; and (5) provide onsite technical expertise during public health emergencies.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants for the training of health professionals with respect to the treatment of individuals who are victims of disaster.

]]> Mental Health Services in Public Health Emergencies Act Display Title Mental Health Services in Public Health Emergencies Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide funding for mental health services in response to public health emergencies, for statewide plans for providing such services in response to such emergencies, and for the training of mental health professional with respect to the treatment of victims of such emergencies, and to establish the National Mental Health Crisis Response Technical Assistance Center. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Mental Health Services in Public Health Emergencies Act Introduced in House 2007-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2646ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2646ih.xml 2007-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.