HR 2519 · 116th Congress · Health
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2020-09-30)
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Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019 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.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2519, Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019
Dec 24, 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 9, 2020
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