Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 16, 2020)
Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II).
The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines.
Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.
What just happenedJan 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 16, 2020
- Jan 16, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jan 16, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate