SENATE 467117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/25/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-02-25Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-25 (00)
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.
Cosponsors (6)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical education
- Mental health
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