H.R. 1324 · 117th Congress
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Gus Bilirakis
- Introduced
- 2021-02-25
- Latest action
- 2021-05-13 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
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.