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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Transportation, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1F494A03999A4A92A42F05690430EEB7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023.
- Section H7E70603ED23D444AA68AFFB4CC867E1B: 2. Securing appropriate follow-on care for acute mental health illness after an emergency department encounter The Public Health Service Act is amended by...
- Section HD7D04AF416A44665B451ADF25240C18E: 520J–1. Securing appropriate follow-on care for acute mental health illness after an emergency department encounter The Secretary may award grants on a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Transportation, Environment
Primary Purpose
This 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a health care facility licensed under applicable law that— has an emergency department
a health care facility licensed under applicable law that— has an emergency department
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