Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act

Bill: 116-hr-8351
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2020-09-23
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee hiring

Health care costs and insurance

Health facilities and institutions

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Mental health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for mental and behavioral health screenings and mental health services to federally qualified health centers.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2020 Ms. Dean (for herself and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to Federally qualified health centers for purposes of conducting mental and behavioral health screenings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act . 2. Grants to Federally qualified health centers for mental and behavioral health screenings Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (s) Mental and behavioral screening grants (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services may award grants to Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act) for purposes of— (A) purchasing equipment and supplies to conduct mental and behavioral health screenings or provide mental health services; (B) hiring and training personnel to conduct such mental and behavioral health screenings or provide mental health services; and (C) assisting patients with out of pocket costs associated with such mental and behavioral health screenings or mental health services. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, in addition to any funds authorized to be appropriated or appropriated for health centers under any other subsection of this section, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026. .