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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 4435 (Introduced in House) — To improve access to mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, crisis, and recovery services. · Sec. 518

Sec. 518. Strengthening connections to community care demonstration grant program

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall establish a demonstration grant program to award grants to eligible entities to help to connect incarcerated and recently released individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders with community-based treatment providers and coverage opportunities upon release from a corrections facility. The demonstration grant program under this section shall be designed to ensure that incarcerated and recently released individuals with mental illness or substance use disorders have the information and help they need to connect to community-based care and coverage upon release from a corrections facility.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a State Medicaid agency, State mental health agency, State substance abuse agency, county, city, nonprofit community-based organization, or any other entity the Secretary deems appropriate. To seek an award under this section, an applicant shall provide a plan detailing the applicant’s strategy for carrying out the program to be funded through the award. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may consider— the number of individuals or correctional facilities proposed to be served; and the potential for replicability of the model proposed.
As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall agree to submit a report to the Secretary, on an annual basis, describing the activities carried out with the grant and assessing the effectiveness of such activities. Such information shall include— the number of individuals served with mental illness, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; the number of connections completed between individuals and community-based providers; the number of connections completed between individuals and community-based coverage; and any other information required by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, and using the reports received under paragraph (1), report to Congress on the overall impact and effectiveness of the grant program under this section. Not later than January 15, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report that includes recommendations with respect to the feasibility and advisability of extending or expanding the grant program under this section. The report shall also provide an assessment of which programs and program elements proved most effective.
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
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