Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2021
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 22, 2021
Last action Jun 22, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jun 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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