Sec. 506. SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS

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## SEC. 506 SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS ###

(a)Staffing Requirement **[**[38 U.S.C. 1720F note](/us/usc/t38/s1720F)**]** Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs has not less than one suicide prevention coordinator. ###

(b)Study on Reorganization ####

(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department, shall commence the conduct of a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of— #####

(A)the realignment and reorganization of suicide prevention coordinators within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; and #####

(B)the creation of a suicide prevention coordinator program office. ####

(2)Program office realignment In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the feasibility of advisability of, within the suicide prevention coordinator program office described in paragraph (1)(B), aligning suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers within the organizational structure and chart of the Suicide Prevention Program of the Department, with the Director of the Suicide Prevention program having ultimate supervisory oversight and responsibility over the suicide prevention coordinator program office. ###

(c)Report Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on such study, including the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention coordinator program office to oversee and monitor suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers across all medical centers of the Department. ####

(2)A review of current staffing ratios for suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers in comparison with current staffing ratios for mental health providers within each medical center of the Department. ####

(3)A description of the duties and responsibilities for suicide prevention coordinators across the Department to better define, delineate, and standardize qualifications, performance goals, performance duties, and performance outcomes for suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers.

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38 USC 1720F

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Sec. 506

SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS

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