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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 See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 6, 2019
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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 May 6, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2519 Related bill Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 30, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 30, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1334: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1334/
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"S. 1334: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1334/.
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S. 1334, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1334/.
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