,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,butler 7for herself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require guidance to improve access
 to mental health and substance use     
prevention services for children1       
adolescents1 and young adults4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prevention ,services for ,youth    
,act4  #b4 ,improving access to a       
continuum of prevention services  7a7   
,guidance ,not later than ,july #a1     
#bjbf1 the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services 7referred to in this   
section as the ,secretary71 in          
coordination with the ,administrator of 
the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid   
,services1 the ,assistant ,secretary for
 ,mental ,health and ,substance ,use1   
the ,administrator of the               
,administration for ,children1 ,youth1  

and ,families1 and the ,united ,states  
,preventive ,services ,task ,force1     
shall issue guidance to ,states1        
political subdivisions of ,states1 and  
,indian ,tribes or ,tribal organizations
 7as such terms are defined in section  
#d of the ,indian ,self-,determination  
and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 regarding services    
provided under the ,medicaid program    
under title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 and the ,children's ,health       
,insurance ,program under title ,,xxi of
 such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;aa et   
seq47 7referred to in this section as   
,,chip7 that includes the following3    
7#a7 ,provides1 in consultation with    
health care providers and stakeholders  
with expertise in mental health and     
substance use disorder1 recommendations 
for an effective continuum of mental    
health and substance use disorder       
prevention services for children1       
adolescents1 and young adults that--    

7,a7 includes ,state educational        
agencies and local educational agencies 
7as such terms are defined in section   
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja771 juvenile justice settings1     
behavioral health treatment programs1   
behavioral health providers1 youth      
development programs1 ,tribal           
organizations 7as defined in section #d 
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 and ,urban ,indian    
organizations 7as defined in section #d 
of the ,indian ,health ,care            
,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4        
#afjc771 and other entities as the      
,secretary determines appropriate2 and  
7,b7 promotes access to mental health   
and substance use disorder prevention   
services for children1 adolescents1 and 
young adults4  7#b7 ,outlines1 but does 
not limit1 the ,federal authorities     
through which ,states may finance and   
enhance under the ,medicaid program and 

,,chip the availability of mental health
 and substance use disorder prevention  
services for children1 adolescents1 and 
young adults4  7#c7 ,identifies how     
,states1 through the ,medicaid program  
and ,,chip1 may support access to mental
 health and substance use disorder      
prevention services that are responsive 
to the needs of children1 adolescents1  
young adults1 and families1 including   
through-- 7,a7 health services          
initiatives of ,,chip2  7,b7            
evidence-based peer support services2   
7,c7 adverse childhood experiences      
mitigation and early intervention       
initiatives2 and  7,d7 the involvement  
of youth in the implementation and      
development of such initiatives4  7#d7  
,identifies culturally competent        
policies and practices to meet the need 
for mental health and substance use     
disorder prevention services with       
respect to diverse child1 adolescent1   
and young adult populations1 including  
urban and rural communities1 racial and 

ethnic populations1 individuals with    
disabilities1 and other populations as  
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7#e7 ,describes best practices for      
coordinating ,medicaid and ,,chip       
funding with other payors and sources of
 ,federal funding for mental health and 
substance use disorder prevention       
services4  7#f7 ,identifies best        
practices for measuring the             
effectiveness of community-based mental 
health and substance use disorder       
prevention services for children1       
adolescents1 and young adults4  7b7     
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
shall provide technical assistance to   
,states under the ,medicaid program and 
,,chip for purposes of carrying out     
activities pursuant to this section4