Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-7241
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-28
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7241 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2022 Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Garcia of California , and Mrs. Luria ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act . 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. .