Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-467| Senate
| Updated: 2/25/2021
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (6)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.
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Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-3006Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-1324Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationMental health
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-467| Senate
| Updated: 2/25/2021
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to hospitals to improve their capacity to identify patients in emergency departments who are at risk of suicide and connect those patients with mental health treatments and services.
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Timeline
Bill from Previous Congress
S 116-3006Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-1324Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Lisa Murkowski
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (6)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical educationMental health