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House Bill 7241
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act
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Introduced in House on Mar 28, 2022
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H. R. 7241 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7241


To amend title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 28, 2022

Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Garcia of California, and Mrs. Luria) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce


A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the community mental health services block grant program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as “Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act”.

SEC. 2. Set-aside for evidence-based crisis care services.

Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–9) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), 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”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Crisis care.—

“(1) IN GENERAL.—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 with serious mental disorders, and children with serious mental and emotional disturbances.

“(2) CORE ELEMENTS.—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:

“(A) Crisis call centers.

“(B) 24/7 mobile crisis services.

“(C) 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.

“(3) STATE FLEXIBILITY.—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.”.