Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3864
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2022-03-17
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and makes changes to grants for states, localities, and Indian tribes to promote the integration of behavioral health in pediatric primary care through statewide or regional telehealth access programs.</p> <p>Specific changes include allowing grant recipients to use funds to support schools and emergency departments.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3864 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2022 Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To improve the pediatric mental health care access grant program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022 . 2. Pediatric mental health care access grants Section 330M of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–19 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (G)— (I) by inserting developmental-behavioral pediatricians, after adolescent psychiatrists, ; and (II) by inserting , and which may include addiction specialists, after mental health counselors ; (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (iii) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (J) maintain an up-to-date list of community-based supports for children with mental health problems. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting , and which may include a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and an addiction specialist before the period at the end of the first sentence; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) Support to schools and emergency departments In addition to the required activities specified in paragraph (1), a statewide or regional network of pediatric mental health teams referred to in subsection (a), with respect to which a grant under such subsection may be used, may provide support to schools and emergency departments. ; (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Technical assistance The Secretary may award a grant to an eligible entity for purposes of providing technical assistance to recipients of grants under subsection (a). ; and (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking $9,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting such sums as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 .