3.0.0 1945 2023-01-11T13:29:58Z 2023-01-11T13:29:58Z Senate S 2015-08-05 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-08-05T15:29:44Z Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015 114 2151 S 2015-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2015-08-05 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-08-05 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2015-08-05 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-08-06 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-08-06 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-08-06 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2015-09-17 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-09-17 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2015-10-07 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2015-10-07 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2015-10-07 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-11-04 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-11-30 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-11-30 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2016-01-12 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-01-12 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-09-21 False Health Advisory bodies Child health Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Health and Human Services Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Homelessness and emergency shelter Hospital care Housing and community development funding Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Minority education Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding Right of privacy Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Health 00 2015-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2015-12-29T20:30:10Z Mental Health Reform Act of 2015

This bill creates the position of Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders to oversee the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Mental health programs are extended and training regarding mental health is expanded.

SAMHSA must establish the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory and the Interagency Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee.

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institute of Mental Health to translate evidence-based interventions and the best available science into systems of care.

The Health Resources and Services Administration must support the creation and expansion of child psychiatry access programs.

Certain mental health care professional volunteers are provided liability protection.

Pediatric mental health subspecialists are eligible for National Health Service Corps programs.

An underserved population of children or a site for training in child psychiatry can be designated as a health professional shortage area.

SAMHSA must award primary care and behavioral health care integration grants to state entities to fund improvements in settings with integrated care.

The Department of Health and Human Services must develop a model program and materials for training health care providers regarding the disclosure of the protected health information of patients with a mental illness.

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to conditionally expand coverage of mental health services.]]> Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Display Title Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1945is/xml/BILLS-114s1945is.xml 2015-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.