Sec. 105. Mental Health Crisis Response Partnership Pilot Program
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Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa ) by inserting after section 520F ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–37 ) the following: The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis response teams that divert the response for mental health and substance use crises from law enforcement to mobile crisis teams, as described in subsection (b). A mobile crisis team described in this subsection is a team of individuals— that is available to respond to individuals in crisis and provide immediate stabilization, referrals to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and supports, and triage to a higher level of care if medically necessary; which may include licensed counselors, clinical social workers, physicians, paramedics, crisis workers, peer support specialists, or other qualified individuals; and which may provide support to divert behavioral health crisis calls from the 9–1–1 system to the 9–8–8 system.
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applications which account for the specific needs of the communities to be served, including children and families, veterans, rural and underserved populations, and other groups at increased risk of death from suicide or overdose. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on steps taken by eligible entities as of such date of enactment to strengthen the partnerships among mental health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, primary care physicians, mental health and substance use crisis teams, and paramedics, law enforcement officers, and other first responders.
Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded to carry out this section, and for each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the grants made during the year covered by the report, which shall include— data on the teams and people served by such programs, including demographic information of individuals served, volume and types of service utilization, linkage to community-based resources and diversion from law enforcement settings, data consistent with the State block grant requirements for continuous evaluation and quality improvement, and other relevant data as determined by the Secretary; and the Secretary’s recommendations and best practices for— States and localities providing mobile crisis response and stabilization services for youth and adults; and improvements to the program established under this section.
In this section, the term eligible entity means each of the following: Community mental health centers (as defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act). Certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. An entity that operates citywide, Tribal-wide, or county-wide crisis response systems, including cities, counties, Tribes, or a department or agency of a city, county, or Tribe, including departments or agencies of social services, disability services, health services, public health, or mental health and substance disorder services.
A program of the Indian Health Service, whether operated by such Service, an Indian Tribe (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act), or by a Tribal organization (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or a facility of the Native Hawaiian health care systems authorized under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act. A public, nonprofit, or other organization that— can demonstrate the ability of such organization to effectively provide community-based alternatives to law enforcement; and has a demonstrated involvement with the identified communities to be served.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. .
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