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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #beai
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-edd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #c1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ruiz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,septemb] #bi1                
#bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,miss ,rice 
( ,new ,york & ,mr4 ,trone  ,septemb]   
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committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
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printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,may #c1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( !  
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 to aw>d grants  
to implem5t innovative approa*es to     
secur+ prompt access to appropriate     
foll[-on c>e = individuals :o exp]i5ce  
an acute m5tal heal? episode & pres5t = 

c>e 9 an em]g5cy dep>tm5t1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,m5tal ,heal?     
,access f ! ,em]g5cy ,dep>tm5t ,act (   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,secur+ appropriate foll[-on
 c>e = acute m5tal heal? illness aft] an
 em]g5cy dep>tm5t enc\nt] ,! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #ebj;,j ( su* ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ca7 ! foll[+ new     
section3  #ebj;,j-#a4 ,secur+           
appropriate foll[-on c>e = acute m5tal  
heal? illness aft] an em]g5cy dep>tm5t  
enc\nt]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may  
aw>d grants on a competitive basis to   
qualify+ heal? provid]s to implem5t     
innovative approa*es to secur+ prompt   
access to appropriate foll[-on c>e =    
individuals :o exp]i5ce an acute m5tal  
heal? episode & pres5t = c>e 9 an       
em]g5cy dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,eligible grant  
recipi5ts ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m qualify+
 heal? provid] means a heal? c>e        
facility lic5s$ "u applicable law t--   
7#a7 has an em]g5cy dep>tm5t2  7#b7 is  

/aff$ by m$ical p]sonnel 7su* z em]g5cy 
physicians1 psy*iatri/s1 psy*iatric     
regi/]$ nurses1 m5tal heal? te*nicians1 
cl9ical social work]s1 psy*ologi/s1 &   
!rapi/s7 capable ( provid+ treatm5t     
focus$ on /abiliz+ acute m5tal heal?    
conditions & assi/+ pati5ts to access   
res\rces to cont9ue treatm5t 9 ! lea/   
re/rictive appropriate sett+2 &  7#c7   
has arrangem5ts 9 place ) o!r provid]s (
 c>e t c provide a full range ( m$ically
 appropriate1 evid5ce-bas$ s]vices = !  
treatm5t ( acute m5tal heal? episodes4  
7c7 ,use ( funds ,a qualify+ heal?      
provid] receiv+ funds "u ?is section    
%all use su* funds to create1 support1  
or exp& programs or projects int5d$ to  
assi/ individuals :o are treat$ at !    
provid]'s em]g5cy dep>tm5t = acute m5tal
 heal? episodes & to exp$iti\sly        
transition su* individuals to an        
appropriate facility or sett+ = foll[-on
 c>e4 ,su* use ( funds may support !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,exp$it+ placem5t 9        
appropriate facilities ?r\gh activities 

su* z exp&$ coord9ation ) regional      
s]vice provid]s1 assessm5t1 pe]         
navigators1 b$ availability track+ &    
managem5t1 transf] protocol developm5t1 
network+ infra/ructure developm5t1 &    
transportation s]vices4  7#b7 ,increas+ 
! supply ( inpati5t psy*iatric b$s &    
alt]native c>e sett+s su* z regional    
em]g5cy psy*iatric facilities4  7#c7    
,use ( alt]native approa*es to provid+  
psy*iatric c>e 9 ! em]g5cy dep>tm5t     
sett+1 includ+ ?r\gh tele-psy*iatric    
support & o!r remote psy*iatric         
consultation1 implem5tation ( peak p]iod
 crisis cl9ics1 or creation ( psy*iatric
 em]g5cy s]vice units4  7#d7 ,use (     
approa*es t include proactive foll[up   
su* z telephone *eck-ins1 telem$ic9e1 or
 o!r te*nology-bas$ outrea* to          
individuals dur+ ! p]iod ( transition4  
7#e7 ,su* o!r activities z are det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y to be appropriate1       
consi/5t ) subsection 7a74  7d7         
,application ,a qualify+ heal? provid]  
desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all      

prep>e & submit an application to !     
,secret>y at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z !   
,secret>y may require4 ,at a m9imum1 !  
application %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,a description ( id5tifi$ ne$ = acute   
m5tal heal? s]vices 9 ! provid]'s s]vice
 area4  7#b7 ,a description ( ! exi/+   
ef=ts ( ! provid] to meet ! ne$ = acute 
m5tal heal? s]vices 9 ! s]vice area1 &  
id5tifi$ gaps 9 ! provision ( su*       
s]vices4  7#c7 ,a description ( !       
propos$ use ( funds to meet ! ne$ & gaps
 id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#b74    
7#d7 ,a description ( h[ ! provid] w    
coord9ate ef=ts ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 
& private entities )9 ! s]vice area4    
7#e7 ,a description ( program           
objectives1 h[ ! objectives are propos$ 
to be met1 & h[ ! provid] w evaluate    
outcomes relative to objectives4  7e7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
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