,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcec ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ag1 #bjai,mr4 ,de,saulnier introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,suicide ,prevention ,assistance ,act4 #b4 ,grants to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services ,part ,b of title ,v of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;aa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ebj,n4 ,grants to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary71 shall award grants to primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services4 7b7 ,activities supported ,a primary care office awarded a grant under subsection 7a7 shall use amounts under the grant to carry out the following3 7#a7 ,the primary care office shall hire one or more clinical social workers to carry out the activities described in paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d74 7#b7 ,a primary care physician at the primary care office shall screen patients for self-harm and suicide in accordance with the standards of practice described in subsection 7f77#a7 and shall1 as appropriate1 notify a clinical social worker hired under paragraph 7#a7 of screenings that yield an indicator of self-harm or suicide4 7#c7 ,a clinical social worker hired under paragraph 7#a7 shall provide patients short-term self-harm and suicide prevention services in accordance with the results of the screenings described in paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,a clinical social worker hired under paragraph 7#a7 shall1 as appropriate1 refer patients to a health care facility for purposes of receiving long-term self-harm and suicide prevention services4 7c7 ,maximum number of grants 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may not award more than #aj grants under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,with respect to a primary care office ,a primary care office may not be awarded more than #a grant under subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,with respect to a ,state ,not more than #a primary care office in any ,state may be awarded a grant under subsection 7a74 7d7 ,grant terms ,a grant awarded under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 may not exceed #ejj1jjj2 7#b7 shall be for a period of #b years2 and 7#c7 may be renewed subject to the requirements of this section4 7e7 ,applications ,a primary care office seeking a grant under subsection 7a7 shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and accompanied by such information as the ,secretary may require4 7f7 ,standards of practice 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall develop standards of practice for screening patients for self-harm and suicide for purposes of carrying out subsection 7b77#b74 7#b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall develop the standards of practice described in paragraph 7#a7 in consultation with stakeholder groups with expertise in self-harm and suicide prevention1 including public1 private1 and non-profit entities4 7g7 ,reporting 7#a7 ,reports to the ,secretary 7,a7 ,in general ,a primary care office awarded a grant under subsection 7a7 shall1 at least quarterly for the duration of the grant1 submit to the ,secretary a report evaluating the activities supported by the grant4 7,b7 ,matters to be included ,the report required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7 the number of patients receiving-- 7,i7 screenings carried out at the primary care office2 7,,ii7 short-term self-harm and suicide prevention services at the primary care office2 and 7,,iii7 referrals to health care facilities for the purposes of receiving long-term self-harm and suicide prevention2 7ii7 information on the adherence of the primary care office to the standards of practice described in subsection 7f77#a72 and 7iii7 other information as the ,secretary determines appropriate to evaluate the use of grant funds4 7#b7 ,reports to ,congress and in the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this section1 and biennially thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the subcomponents of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services described in paragraph 7#c7 a report on the grant program under this section1 including-- 7,a7 a summary of reports received by the ,secretary under paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 an evaluation of the program by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,reporting in the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services ,the subcomponents of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services described in paragraph 7#b7 are the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and the ,national ,institute of ,mental ,health4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,primary care office ,the term primary care office means a health care facility that provides primary care services4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means-- 7,a7 a ,state2 7,b7 the ,district of ,columbia2 7,c7 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2 or 7,d7 any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 4