S 1334
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department
Introduced: May 6, 2019
Introduced by:
Capito, Shelley Moore
Republican
· West Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act
This bill authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to qualifying emergency departments for the purpose of supporting mental-health services. Specifically, grant recipients must use funds to support the provision of follow-up services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes, such as placement in appropriate facilities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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