Bill117th CongressFiled Feb 25, 2021Health
S. 467
Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 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.
What just happenedFeb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK](R-AK)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateFeb 25, 2021
- Feb 25, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Feb 25, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate