3.0.0 711 2023-01-11T13:19:41Z 2023-01-11T13:19:41Z Senate S S 2009-03-25 111 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-25T22:36:06Z Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 111 2058 HR 2009-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-25 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2009-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-04-21 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2009-05-11 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2009-05-19 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-05-19 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-06-01 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2009-06-02 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2009-06-09 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2009-06-11 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-06-18 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-06-18 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2009-06-24 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-06-24 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-07-07 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-07-10 False B001266 Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] Roland Burris D IL 2009-07-15 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-07-16 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2009-09-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-22T15:45:06Z Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health screening for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues for which additional care and treatment may be necessary. Excludes from such screenings members not subjected or exposed to combat stress during their deployment.

Requires the Secretary to share screening results with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to ensure continuity of mental health care and treatment for such members during their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

]]> Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 Display Title Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s711is/xml/BILLS-111s711is.xml 2009-03-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.