S 2157
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
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Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
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Mental health
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021
Introduced: June 22, 2021
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
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021
This bill authorizes a grant program for emergency departments to increase access to follow-up psychiatric services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1