Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4170
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2022-05-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Home and outpatient care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Hospital care
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Minority health
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: 

Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 various activities related to mental health services and resources.
 
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes a policy laboratory housed within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that promotes evidence-based practices and service delivery models.
 
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes and modifies grants and similar assistance for
 
 
treatment and other services for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances,
 
mental and behavioral health programs in the criminal justice system,
 
priority mental health needs of regional and national significance,
 
education and training for mental and behavioral health care providers, and
 
integrated primary care and behavioral health care.
 
 
The bill also addresses insurance coverage for mental and behavioral health. This includes (1) grants for assessing health insurance plans for compliance with requirements related to parity in the coverage of mental health, (2) applying the parity requirements to self-funded, nonfederal government health plans, and (3) requiring specified agencies to provide states with guidance about coverage recommendations for mental and behavioral health services. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must review claims data to assess the degree to which mental and behavioral health treatment aligns with evidence-based recommendations and standards of care.
 
Other matters addressed by the bill include first episode psychosis activities (interventions to improve symptoms, reduce relapse episodes, and prevent deterioration and disability among individuals suffering from psychotic illness) and improving data collection and reporting of SAMHSA's activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Introduced in Senate