3.0.0 1011 2022-02-03T06:03:42Z 2022-02-03T06:03:42Z House H HR 2009-02-12 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-13T20:36:07Z Referred to 2009-02-12T15:02:39Z Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act 111 1188 S 2009-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6202-6204) Related bill CRS 2009-02-13 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2009-02-12 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-06-10 False Health Computers and information technology Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Medical education Mental health Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings Health 00 2009-02-12 Introduced in House 2014-11-28T19:09:00Z Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants for demonstration projects to provide coordinated and integrated services to individuals with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty care services in community-based mental and behavioral health settings.

Requires the Secretary to make funds available for the development or expansion of programs to provide integrated treatment services for individuals with a serious mental illness and a co-occurring substance abuse disorder.

Deems qualified community mental health centers to be automatically designated as having health professional shortage areas for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award matching grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes or tribal organizations for programs to address behavioral and mental health workforce needs of designated mental health professional shortage areas.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of SAMHSA, to award grants for: (1) establishing or expanding accredited behavioral and mental health education programs; and (2) providing tele-mental health services in medically-underserved areas.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement a plan for ensuring that various components of the National Health Information Infrastructure address the needs of mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; and (2) finance related infrastructure improvements, technical support, personnel training, and ongoing quality improvements.

Provides for reports to Congress on: (1) the paperwork burden on community mental health providers; and (2) the compensation structure for such providers.

]]> Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act Display Title Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services. Introduced in House 2009-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1011ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1011ih.xml 2009-02-13 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.