H.R. 4861: Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2020
CBO Score
$19 million
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Date of Report
Wed December 23rd, 2020
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
116th Congress
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gus Bilirakis — R — FL
Establishes a competitive grant program for up to 40 hospitals with emergency departments and certain on-site professionals to help connect patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide with treatment and mental health services. Grants may be used to train emergency department providers and establish certain policies and procedures related to the identification, assessment, and treatmen...
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