,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4         
,cassidy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
include pe] support s]vices at c]ta9    
facilities "u ! ,m$ic>e program4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,effective & ,emp[]+ ,recov]y  
,s]vices 9 ,m$ic>e ,act ( #bjbe or !    
,,pe]s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,inclusion (  
pe] support s]vices at c]ta9 facilities 
"u ! ,m$ic>e program  7a7 ,s]vices  7#a7
 ,inclusion at community m5tal heal?    
c5t]s ,section #ahcb7;a77#b77;,j7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciek7a77#b77;,j77 is am5d$ by /rik+ & 
int5sive outpati5t s]vices & all t      
foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 1
 int5sive outpati5t s]vices1 & pe]      
support s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section      
#ahfa7nnn77#a77 provid$ by a community  

m5tal heal? c5t] 7z def9$ 9 section     
#ahfa7;ff77#c77;,b7744  7#b7 ,inclusion 
z ,,rhc & ,,fqhc s]vices ,section       
#ahfa7;aa77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciex7aa77#a77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ or by a m5tal & ins]t+ by a m5tal2
 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ or by a pe] support  
speciali/ 7z def9$ 9 subsection         
7nnn77#b77 aft] subsection 7ll77#d7714  
7b7 ,def9ition ,section #ahfa ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7nnn7 ,pe]      
support s]vices & pe] support speciali/ 
7#a7 ,pe] support s]vices ,! t]m pe]    
support s]vices means emotional1        
in=mational1 in/rum5tal1 & social &     
community support s]vices-- 7,a7        
furni%$-- 7i7 by a ,f$]ally qualifi$    
heal? c5t]1 a rural heal? cl9ic1 a      
community m5tal heal? c5t]1 or a c]tifi$
 community behavioral heal? cl9ic 7z    
describ$ 9 section #bbc ( ! ,protect+   
,access to ,m$ic>e ,act ( #bjad71 us+ a 

pe] support speciali/2 &  7ii7 to an    
individual :o has be5 diagnos$ ) a m5tal
 heal? condition or sub/ance use        
disord]2 &  7,b7 t are design$ to assi/ 
su* individual 9 a*iev+ recov]y1        
integration 9 ! community1              
self-emp[]m5t1 & self-det]m9ation 7z    
specifi$ by ! ,secret>y74  7#b7 ,pe]    
support speciali/ ,! t]m pe] support    
speciali/ means an individual :o-- 7,a7 
is recov]+ f a m5tal heal? or sub/ance  
use condition2 &  7,b7 is c]tifi$ z     
qualifi$ to furni% pe] support s]vices  
"u a c]tification process consi/5t ) !  
,national ,practice ,guidel9es = ,pe]   
,support]s & inclusive ( ! ,sub/ance    
,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration ,core ,compet5cies = ,pe] 
,work]s 9 ,behavioral ,heal? ,sett+s 7z 
e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* individual
 furni%es su* s]vices or "u su*         
c]tification process det]m9$ appropriate
 by ! ,secret>y74  4  7c7 ,exclusion    
modification ,section #ahfb7;a77#a7 ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#aciey7a77#a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,o71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,p71 by /rik+ !     
semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ 1 &2 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraph3  7,q7 9 ! case ( pe]       
support s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section      
#ahfa7nnn7#a7771 :i* are n furni%$ by a 
rural heal? cl9ic1 a ,f$]ally qualifi$  
heal? c5t]1 a community m5tal heal?     
c5t]1 or a c]tifi$ community behavioral 
heal? cl9ic 7z describ$ 9 section #bbc (
 ! ,protect+ ,access to ,m$ic>e ,act (  
#bjad72  4  7d7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to items & s]vices furni%$ on or aft]   
,janu>y #a1 #bjbg4