taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use amounts 
received under a grant under this section to carry out ac-
tivities for the coordination and development of disaster 
preparedness efforts relating to the physical- and health- 
related needs of children. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section for fiscal year 2007.’’. 
TITLE II—MEDICARE COVERAGE 
OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 
THERAPIST SERVICES 
SEC. 201. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERA-
PIST SERVICES UNDER MEDICARE PART B. 
(a) COVERAGE OF SERVICES.—Section 1861(s)(2) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (Z), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (AA), by adding at the end 
‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(BB) marriage and family therapist serv-
ices (as defined in subsection (ccc)(1));’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1861 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(ccc) MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERV-
ICES.—(1) The term ‘marriage and family therapist serv-
ices’ means services performed by a marriage and family 
therapist (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the diagnosis 
and treatment of mental illnesses, which the marriage and 
family therapist is legally authorized to perform under 
State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by 
State law) of the State in which such services are per-
formed, as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a 
physician or as an incident to a physician’s professional 
service, but only if no facility or other provider charges 
or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing of 
such services. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘marriage and family therapist’ means 
an individual who— 
‘‘(A) possesses a master’s or doctoral degree 
which qualifies for licensure or certification as a 
marriage and family therapist pursuant to State 
law; 
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‘‘(B) after obtaining such degree has performed 
at least two years of clinical supervised experience in 
marriage and family therapy; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of an individual performing 
services in a State that provides for licensure or cer-
tification of marriage or family therapists, is li-
censed or certified as a marriage and family thera-
pist in such State.’’. 
(c) PROVISION FOR PAYMENT UNDER PART B.—Sec-
tion 
1832(a)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(i) marriage and family therapist serv-
ices;’’. 
(d) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—Section 1833(a)(1) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 13951(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (V)’’ and inserting ‘‘(V)’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ‘‘, and (W) with respect to marriage 
and 
family 
therapist 
services 
under 
section 
1861(s)(2)(BB), the amounts paid shall be 90 per-
cent of the lesser of the actual charge for the serv-
ices or 85 percent of the amount determined for 
payment of a psychologist under clause (L)’’. 
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(e) EXCLUSION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERA-
PIST SERVICES FROM SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PRO-
SPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM.—Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘marriage and family therapist services,’’ 
after ‘‘qualified psychologist services,’’. 
(f) INCLUSION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERA-
PISTS
AS
PRACTITIONERS
FOR
ASSIGNMENT
OF 
CLAIMS.—Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395u(b)(18(C)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(vii) A marriage and family therapist 
(as defined in section 1861(ccc)(2)).’’. 
SEC. 202. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERA-
PIST SERVICES PROVIDED IN CERTAIN SET-
TINGS. 
(a) 
RURAL
HEALTH
CLINICS.—Section 
1861(aa)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(aa)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, by a mar-
riage and family therapist (as defined in subsection 
(ccc)(2)),’’ after ‘‘by a clinical psychologist (as defined by 
the Secretary)’’. 
(b) 
HOSPICE
PROGRAMS.—Section 
1861(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395x(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or mar-
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riage and family therapist (as defined in subsection 
(ccc)(2))’’ after ‘‘social worker’’. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 
THERAPISTS TO DEVELOP DISCHARGE PLANS 
FOR POST-HOSPITAL SERVICES. 
Section 1861(ee)(2)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)(G)) is amended by inserting ‘‘mar-
riage and family therapist (as defined in subsection 
(ccc)(2)),’’ after ‘‘social worker,’’. 
SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title apply with re-
spect to services furnished on or after November 1, 2007. 
TITLE 
III—JUDICIAL 
SYSTEM 
INITIATIVES 
TO 
IMPROVE 
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE ABUSE SERVICES 
SEC. 301. TRAINING OF JUSTICE SYSTEM PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5611 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘PART G—ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
‘‘SEC. 300A. GRANTS FOR TRAINING OF JUSTICE SYSTEM 
PERSONNEL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall make 
grants to State and local juvenile justice agencies in col-
laboration with State and local mental health agencies, for 
purposes of training the officers and employees of the 
State juvenile justice system (including employees of facili-
ties that are contracted for operation by State and local 
juvenile authorities) regarding appropriate access to men-
tal health and substance abuse treatment programs and 
services in the State for juveniles who come into contact 
with the State juvenile justice system who have mental 
health or substance abuse problems. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or local juvenile jus-
tice agency that receives a grant under this section may 
use the grant for purposes of— 
‘‘(1) providing cross-training, jointly with the 
public mental health system, for State juvenile court 
judges, public defenders, and mental health and sub-
stance abuse agency representatives with respect to 
the appropriate use of effective, community-based al-
ternatives to juvenile justice or mental health system 
institutional placements; or 
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‘‘(2) providing training for State juvenile proba-
tion officers and community mental health and sub-
stance abuse program representatives on appropriate 
linkages between probation programs and mental 
health community programs, specifically focusing on 
the identification of mental disorders and substance 
abuse addiction in juveniles on probation, effective 
treatment interventions for those disorders, and 
making appropriate contact with mental health and 
substance abuse case managers and programs in the 
community, in order to ensure that juveniles on pro-
bation receive appropriate access to mental health 
and substance abuse treatment programs and serv-
ices. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
subsection (a), with respect to a year, the Adminis-
trator shall give priority to the following agencies de-
scribed in such subsection: 
‘‘(A) Such an agency that is located in a 
rural or urban area identified by the Attorney 
General as having a high incidence of substance 
abuse among juveniles during the previous year. 
‘‘(B) A State juvenile justice agency, at 
least 50 percent of the population of which con-
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sisted during the previous year of underrep-
resented minority individuals. 
‘‘(C) A State juvenile justice agency identi-
fied by the Attorney General as having a high 
level of recidivism during the previous year. 
‘‘(2) UNDERREPRESENTED
MINORITY
INDI-
VIDUAL
DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1)(B), the term ‘underrepresented minority indi-
vidual’ means an individual who is a member of a 
racial or ethnic minority group, as defined by the 
United States census.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
299 of such title (42 U.S.C. 5671) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘PARTS C 
AND E’’ and inserting ‘‘PARTS C, E, AND G’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘parts C 
and E’’ and inserting ‘‘parts C, E, and G’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART 
G.— 
‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated 
$90,000,000 from the Violent Crime Reduction 
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Trust Fund for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 
and 2011 to carry out section 300A.’’. 
SEC. 302. BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR TREATMENT AND 
DIVERSION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part G of title II of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5611 et seq.), as added by section 301(a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 300B. GRANTS FOR STATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, shall make grants to partnerships between State and 
local juvenile justice agencies and State and local mental 
health authorities (or appropriate children service agencies 
identified by the Attorney General) in accordance with this 
section. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A partnership described in 
subsection (a) that receives a grant under this section 
shall use such grant for the establishment and implemen-
tation of an eligible program under subsection (c) for juve-
niles who are confined (or have been confined) to juvenile 
correctional facilities, including facilities contracted for 
operation by State or local juvenile authorities, and who 
have mental health or substance abuse problems. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—For purposes of sub-
section (b), an eligible program under this subsection is 
either of the following: 
‘‘(1) DIVERSION.—A program that provides ap-
propriate diversion of juveniles described in sub-
section (b) from incarceration— 
‘‘(A) at the time such juveniles are in im-
minent risk of being taken into custody; 
‘‘(B) at the time such juveniles are initially 
taken into custody; 
‘‘(C) after such juveniles are charged with 
an offense or act of juvenile delinquency; 
‘‘(D) after such juveniles are adjudicated 
delinquent but prior to case disposition; and 
‘‘(E) after such juveniles are released from 
a juvenile facility, for the purposes of attending 
aftercare programs. 
‘‘(2) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT.—A program that complies with at 
least one of the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) 
SCREENING, 
ASSESSMENT, 
AND 
PLANNING.—The program has a screening, as-
sessment, and planning component that com-
plies with the following: 
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‘‘(i) 
INITIAL
ASSESSMENT.—Initial 
mental health screening shall be completed 
for each juvenile offender immediately 
upon entering a juvenile correctional facil-
ity participating in the program. Such 
screening shall be conducted by qualified 
health and mental health professionals or 
by staff of the facility who have been 
trained by appropriately qualified health 
professionals, mental health professionals, 
and substance abuse professionals. In the 
case of a screening by staff of the facility, 
the screening results shall be reviewed by 
appropriately 
qualified 
health 
profes-
sionals, mental health professionals, and 
substance abuse professionals not later 
than 24 hours after the screening. 
‘‘(ii) COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 
AND TREATMENT PLAN.—Each juvenile of-
fender entering a juvenile correctional fa-
cility participating in the program shall 
have a comprehensive assessment con-
ducted and an individualized treatment 
plan written and implemented not later 
than two weeks after the date of such en-
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