Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016

HB 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016

US Congress 114th Congress

Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
HB-2646


About HB-2646

Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 This bill creates the position of Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders to take over the responsibilities of the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Mental health programs are extended and training regarding mental health is expanded. SAMHSA must establish the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory and the Interagency Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institute of Mental Health to translate evidence-based interventions and the best available science into systems of care. Certain mental health care professional volunteers are provided liability protection. Pediatric mental health subspecialists are eligible for National Health Service Corps programs. An underserved population of children or a site for training in child psychiatry can be designated as a health professional shortage area. The protected health information of an individual with a serious mental illness may be disclosed to a caregiver under certain conditions. This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to conditionally expand coverage of mental health services. Part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the SSAct is amended to require coverage of antidepressants and antipsychotics. If it will not increase Medicare spending, Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services is eliminated. Health information technology activities and incentives are expanded to include certain mental health and substance abuse professionals and facilities. This bill restricts the lobbying and counseling activities of protection and advocacy systems for individuals with mental illness. These systems must focus on safeguarding the rights of individuals with mental illness to be free from abuse and neglect.

  

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Engrossed 07/07/2016

Introduced 07/07/2016

Introduced 06/09/2015

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History

Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions.

07/14/2016

Received In The Senate.

07/07/2016

Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection.

07/06/2016

On Motion To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: (2/3 Required): 422 - 2 (roll No. 355). (text: Cr H4301-4318)

07/06/2016

Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H4333-4334)

07/06/2016

At The Conclusion Of Debate, The Yeas And Nays Were Demanded And Ordered. Pursuant To The Provisions Of Clause 8, Rule Xx, The Chair Announced That Further Proceedings On The Motion Would Be Postponed.

07/06/2016

Debate - The House Proceeded With Forty Minutes Of Debate On H.r. 2646.

07/06/2016

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H4301-4325)

07/06/2016

Mr. Murphy (pa) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended.

07/06/2016

Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.

07/06/2016

Committee On Education And The Workforce Discharged.

07/06/2016

Committee On Ways And Means Discharged.

07/06/2016

Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 114-667, Part I.

07/06/2016

Forwarded By Subcommittee To Full Committee (amended) By The Yeas And Nays: 53 - 0 .

06/15/2016

Ordered To Be Reported By The Yeas And Nays: 53 - 0.

06/15/2016

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

06/15/2016

Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

06/15/2016

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

06/14/2016

Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education.

11/16/2015

Forwarded By Subcommittee To Full Committee (amended) By The Yeas And Nays: 18 - 12 .

11/04/2015

Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

11/04/2015

Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

11/03/2015

Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4963)

07/09/2015

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

06/18/2015

Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4166-4167)

06/11/2015

Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4008-4009)

06/10/2015

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

06/05/2015

Introduced In House

06/04/2015

Referred To House Education And The Workforce

06/04/2015

Referred To House Ways And Means

06/04/2015

Referred To House Energy And Commerce

06/04/2015

Referred To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, And In Addition To The Committees On Ways And Means, And Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned.

06/04/2015