Think Differently Database Act

Subjects: Health

Summary:  <p><b>Think Differently Database Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an online clearinghouse of resources and other information for individuals with an intellectual disability (and their caregivers and families) that is searchable by zip code. In particular, the clearinghouse must include information about (1) community-based services and long-term support services available through Medicaid; and (2) how to obtain health care, mental health care, and other relevant services.</p> <p>HHS must also promote awareness of the resources in the clearinghouse.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 670 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 670

   To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on 
           intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2023

 Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Ms. Sherrill) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on 
           intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Think Differently Database Act''.

SEC. 2. CLEARINGHOUSE ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

    Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285g et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 450 (42 
U.S.C. 285g-2) the following:

``SEC. 450A. CLEARINGHOUSE ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
of NIH and the Director of the Institute, shall establish within the 
Department of Health and Human Services, a publicly-available 
clearinghouse to provide information with respect to resources and 
information for people with an intellectual disability and the 
caregivers and families of such people. Such clearinghouse shall 
include--
            ``(1) information on individual community-based services 
        and long-term support services available to individuals 
        eligible for medical assistance under a State plan under the 
        Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or 
        a waiver of such plan);
            ``(2) information on how to obtain health care, mental 
        health care, and other relevant services; and
            ``(3) a searchable database of such resources that may be 
        searched by postal zip code.
    ``(b) Promotion.--The Secretary shall, as applicable and 
appropriate, identify and disseminate promotional activities to 
improve, among people with an intellectual disability and the 
caretakers and families of such people, the awareness of the resources 
included in the clearinghouse established under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Model.--In establishing the clearinghouse under this section, 
the Secretary may use the website thinkdifferently.net as a model.''.
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