H.R. 2519 · 116th Congress
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
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- House Introduced May 3, 2019
- House Passed Sep 29, 2020
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Sep 29, 2020
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
Also known as: Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019
Latest action (Sep 30, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 3, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced May 3, 2019
- House Passed Sep 29, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.