Sec. 141. Reauthorization of block grants for community mental health services
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Section 1920(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–9(a) ) is amended by striking $532,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $857,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 . Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–9 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in paragraph (3), a State shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount the State receives pursuant to section 1911 for each fiscal year to support evidenced-based programs that address the crisis care needs of— individuals, including children and adolescents, experiencing mental health crises, substance-related crises, or crises arising from co-occurring disorders; and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
At the discretion of the single State agency responsible for the administration of the program of the State under a grant under section 1911, funds expended pursuant to paragraph
(1)may be used to fund some or all of the core crisis care service components, delivered according to evidence-based principles, including the following: Crisis call centers. 24/7 mobile crisis services. Crisis stabilization programs offering acute care or subacute care in a hospital or appropriately licensed facility, as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with referrals to inpatient or outpatient care. In lieu of expending 5 percent of the amount the State receives pursuant to section 1911 for a fiscal year to support evidence-based programs as required by paragraph (1), a State may elect to expend not less than 10 percent of such amount to support such programs by the end of two consecutive fiscal years. With respect to funds expended pursuant to the set-aside in paragraph (1), section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vi) shall not apply. . Section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–1(b)(1)(A)(vii) ) is amended— in subclause (III), by striking and at the end; in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: a description of any evidence-based early intervention strategies and programs the State provides to prevent, delay, or reduce the severity and onset of mental illness and behavioral problems, including for children and adolescents, irrespective of experiencing a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, as defined under subsection (c)(1). . Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–9 ), as amended by subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of a State with a State plan that provides for strategies and programs specified in section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vii)(VI), such State may expend not more than 5 percent of the amount of the allotment of the State pursuant to a funding agreement under section 1911 for each fiscal year to support such strategies and programs. Not later than September 30, 2025, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall provide a report to the Congress on the crisis care and early intervention strategies and programs pursued by States pursuant to subsections
(d)and (e). Each such report shall include— a description of the each State’s crisis care and early intervention activities; the population served, including information on demographics, including age; the outcomes of such activities, including— how such activities reduced hospitalizations and hospital stays; how such activities reduced incidents of suicidal ideation and behaviors; and how such activities reduced the severity of onset of serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; and any other relevant information the Secretary deems necessary. .
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- 42 USC 300x–9(a)
- 42 USC 300x–9
- 42 USC 300x–1(b)(1)(A)(vii)
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Sec. 141
Reauthorization of block grants for community mental health services
Cite42 USC 300x–9(a)
Cite42 USC 300x–9
Cite42 USC 300x–1(b)(1)(A)(vii)
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