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Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021

Introduced: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 25, 2021
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Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.

What's happening now February 25, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1324 Identical bill Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 23, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 14, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Jun 8, 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jun 9, 2021
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 467: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-467/
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"S. 467: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-467/.
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S. 467, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-467/.
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