HR7265-118

Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 7, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Government Operations.

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 HCFF5B5EDB93D4BD785EEF6DA4F2594ED: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act.
  • Section HDF01B2C44EBD4FC5B9DB1C00F456E938: 2. Grant program to address youth suicide and lethal means Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall...
  • Section H8192C60F166049BD89461B926E1B2B06: 3. Grant program to develop and integrate suicide prevention and lethal means safety curricula Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment...
  • Section HB2FFF979A0064971809DD949A5C1D38D: 4. Informational website Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and maintain a website to inform...
  • Section HFC0937E7916B496B869A19020B3418DE: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term covered individual means an individual who has not attained 26 years of age. The term covered risk factors means factors...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Education, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Education Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 7, 2024

Ms. Underwood (for herself and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Education Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §HFC0937E7916B496B869A19020B3418DE

the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The term secure storage or safety device has the meaning given to such term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 921(a)(34) of title 18, United States Code. The term State means— each of the 50 States

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