3.0.0 2157 2022-12-31T05:26:45Z 2022-12-31T05:26:45Z Senate S 2021-06-22 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-22T15:20:20Z Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 117 1205 HR 2021-05-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2021-06-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-06-22 True Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Hospital care Internet, web applications, social media Mental health Health 00 2021-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-28T15:07:58Z Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021

This bill authorizes a grant program for emergency departments to increase access to follow-up psychiatric services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants.

]]> Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to implement innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute mental health episode and present for care in an emergency department, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2157is/xml/BILLS-117s2157is.xml 2021-06-22 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.