Sec. 113. Peer review and advisory councils
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Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa ) is amended— in subsection (i), as redesignated by section 102, by inserting at the end the following: For any such peer-review group reviewing a proposal or grant related to the treatment of mental illness, no fewer than half of the members of the group shall be experienced mental health providers. ; and in subsection (m), as redesignated by section 102— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; and in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and . Paragraph
(3)of section 502(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: No fewer than one-third of the members of an advisory council for the Center for Mental Health Services shall be mental health care providers with— experience in mental health research or treatment; and expertise in the fields on which they are advising. The Secretary shall adopt a policy that ensures members of advisory councils do not have conflicts of interest with any program or grant about which the members are to advise. . Section 504 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa–3 ) is amended— by adding at the end of subsection
(b)the following: At least half of the members of any peer-review group established under subsection
(a)that pertains to the treatment of mental illness shall be licensed and experienced mental health professionals. ; and by adding at the end the following: Peer review under this section shall ensure that any research concerning an intervention is based on scientific evidence indicating whether the intervention reduces symptoms, improves medical or behavioral outcomes, or improves social functioning. .
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- 42 USC 290aa–1(b)
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