To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Defense.
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 H8EE2F80531814F98933C775FD709CD16: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Mental Health Access Act.
- Section HEAF0BFB900174D56B7E35EAA44A62D50: 2. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program to provide grants to medical facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, 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. Bost introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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