,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #accd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjai,mrs4    
,capito 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,hassan7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,au?oriz+ a program to       
promote innovative approa*es to secur+  
prompt access to appropriate c>e =      
individuals pres5t+ at em]g5cy dep>tm5ts
 ) acute m5tal heal? illness4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,improv+ ,m5tal ,heal? ,access f !      
,em]g5cy ,dep>tm5t4  #b4 ,program to    
support access to appropriate c>e =     
individuals pres5t+ at em]g5cy dep>tm5ts
 ) acute m5tal heal? illness ,subp>t #c 
( "p ,b ( title ,v ( ! ,public ,heal?   
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ca 
et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+3  #ebj,n4 ,secur+ appropriate c>e
 = acute m5tal heal? illness foll[+ an  
em]g5cy dep>tm5t enc\nt]  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !

 ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices1 may    
aw>d grants on a competitive basis to   
eligible entities to implem5t innovative
 approa*es to secur+ prompt access to   
appropriate foll[-on c>e = individuals  
exp]i5c+ acute m5tal heal? episodes &   
pres5t+ = c>e 9 em]g5cy dep>tm5ts4  7b7 
,eligible entities ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant "u ?is section1 an      
entity %all be a heal? c>e facility     
lic5s$ "u applicable law t-- 7#a7 has an
 em]g5cy dep>tm5t2  7#b7 is /aff$ by    
m$ical p]sonnel 7:i* may include em]g5cy
 physicians1 psy*iatri/s1 psy*iatric    
regi/]$ 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/+ individuals 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 ,an entity 
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section %all use 
funds receiv$ "u su* grant to create1   
support1 or exp& programs or projects   
int5d$ to assi/ individuals :o are      
treat$ at its em]g5cy dep>tm5t = acute  
m5tal heal? episodes & to exp$iti\sly   
transition su* individuals to an        
appropriate facility or sett+ = foll[-on
 c>e4 ,su* uses may include any ( !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,em]g5cy dep>tm5t          
evaluation1 treatm5t1 /abilization1     
obs]vation1 & ref]ral 7includ+          
implem5tation ( validat$ scre5+ tools74 
7#b7 ,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#c7 ,increas+ 
! supply ( inpati5t psy*iatric b$s &    
alt]native c>e sett+s su* z regional    
em]g5cy psy*iatric facilities4  7#d7    

,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#e7 ,su* o!r   
activities z ! ,secret>y may det]m9e    
appropriate4  7d7 ,application ,an      
eligible entity 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 ! entity's s]vice area4  7#b7 ,a     
description ( ! exi/+ ef=ts ( ! entity  
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$s & gaps id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 
7#b74  7#d7 ,a description ( h[ ! entity
 w coord9ate its 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 ,= !     
purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ae1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  
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