Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act
Bill: H.R.7241 | Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan (R-TX)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 support for crisis care available under the Community Mental Services Block Grant program for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances. The bill also requires states and territories to expend a certain percentage of their grant funds on evidence-based crisis care activities such as crisis call centers, 24/7 mobile crisis services, and crisis stabilization programs in hospitals or other licensed facilities.

To amend title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
  community mental health services block grant program, 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 ``Community Mental Health Services Block 
Grant Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. SET-ASIDE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CRISIS CARE SERVICES.

    Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-9) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$532,571,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2018 through 2022'' and inserting 
        ``$857,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Crisis Care.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), a 
        State shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount the State 
        receives pursuant to section 1911 for each fiscal year to 
        support evidenced-based programs that address the crisis care 
        needs of individuals with serious mental disorders, and 
        children with serious mental and emotional disturbances.
            ``(2) Core elements.--At the discretion of the single State 
        agency responsible for the administration of the program of the 
        State under a grant under section 1911, funds expended pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) may be used to fund some or all of the core 
        crisis care service components, delivered according to 
        evidence-based principles, including the following:
                    ``(A) Crisis call centers.
                    ``(B) 24/7 mobile crisis services.
                    ``(C) Crisis stabilization programs offering acute 
                care or subacute care in a hospital or appropriately 
                licensed facility, as determined by the Substance Abuse 
                and Mental Health Services Administration, with 
                referrals to inpatient or outpatient care.
            ``(3) State flexibility.--In lieu of expending 5 percent of 
        the amount the State receives pursuant to section 1911 for a 
        fiscal year to support evidence-based programs as required by 
        paragraph (1), a State may elect to expend not less than 10 
        percent of such amount to support such programs by the end of 
        two consecutive fiscal years.''.
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