Sec. 6004. Improving the quality of behavioral health programs
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Section 505 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa–4 ), as amended by section 6001(c), is amended— by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following: ; by redesignating subsections
(a)through
(d)as subsections
(b)through (e), respectively; before subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting the following: The Assistant Secretary shall maintain within the Administration a Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (in this section referred to as the Center ). The Center shall be headed by a Director (in this section referred to as the Director ) appointed by the Secretary from among individuals with extensive experience and academic qualifications in research and analysis in behavioral health care or related fields. ; in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as subparagraphs
(A)and (B), respectively; by striking The Secretary, acting and all that follows through year on— and inserting The Director shall— coordinate the Administration’s integrated data strategy, including by collecting data each year on— ; in the subparagraph (B), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking Assistant Secretary and inserting Director ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: provide statistical and analytical support for activities of the Administration; recommend a core set of performance metrics to evaluate activities supported by the Administration; and coordinate with the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and the Chief Medical Officer appointed under section 501(g), as appropriate, to improve the quality of services provided by programs of the Administration and the evaluation of activities carried out by the Administration. . in subsection (c), as so redesignated— by striking With respect to the activities and inserting ; Mental health .—With respect to the activities by striking Assistant Secretary each place it appears and inserting Director ; and by striking subsection
(a)and inserting subsection (b)(1) ; in subsection (d), as so redesignated— by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through With respect to the activities and inserting the following: With respect to the activities ; in paragraph (1)— in the matter before subparagraph (A)— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting subsection (b)(1) ; and by striking Assistant Secretary each place it appears and inserting Director ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before the semicolon at the end; and in paragraph (2), by striking and inserting Annual surveys ; and Annual surveys; public availability of data .—Annual surveys in subsection (e), as so redesignated— by striking After consultation and inserting ; and Consultation .—After consultation by striking Assistant Secretary shall develop and inserting Assistant Secretary shall use existing standards and best practices to develop .
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