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S 1854 110th Congress Senate Health Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Geriatrics Health planning Medicare Mental health services Preventive medicine Psychiatry Social Welfare Suicide

Stop Senior Suicide Act

Introduced: July 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9780-9781)
Jul 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9779-9780)
Jul 23, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Senior Suicide Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Interagency Geriatric Mental Health Planning Council to coordinate and collaborate on the planning for the delivery of mental health services, to include suicide prevention, to older adults.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove provisions that limit payment for the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of an individual who is not an inpatient of a hospital at the time such expenses are incurred.

Requires the Secretary to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop strategies for addressing suicide among the elderly.

Revises provisions requiring centers to provide appropriate information, training, and technical assistance on youth suicide to require such information, training, and assistance on suicide among all ages, particularly for groups that are at a high risk for suicide. Authorizes additional appropriations to carry out such changes.

What's happening now July 23, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9780-9781)

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