Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022
Latest action · May 10, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 various activities related to mental health services and resources.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes a policy laboratory housed within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that promotes evidence-based practices and service delivery models.
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes and modifies grants and similar assistance for
- treatment and other services for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances,
- mental and behavioral health programs in the criminal justice system,
- priority mental health needs of regional and national significance,
- education and training for mental and behavioral health care providers, and
- integrated primary care and behavioral health care.
The bill also addresses insurance coverage for mental and behavioral health. This includes (1) grants for assessing health insurance plans for compliance with requirements related to parity in the coverage of mental health, (2) applying the parity requirements to self-funded, nonfederal government health plans, and (3) requiring specified agencies to provide states with guidance about coverage recommendations for mental and behavioral health services. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must review claims data to assess the degree to which mental and behavioral health treatment aligns with evidence-based recommendations and standards of care.
Other matters addressed by the bill include first episode psychosis activities (interventions to improve symptoms, reduce relapse episodes, and prevent deterioration and disability among individuals suffering from psychotic illness) and improving data collection and reporting of SAMHSA's activities.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2022 to Sep 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Sep 7, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 10, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2022Introduced in Senate
- May 10, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1001 | CRISIS Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2021 |
| S 1962 | Parity Implementation Assistance Act | Related bill | Jun 7, 2021 |
| HR 3753 | Parity Implementation Assistance Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2021 |
| S 3796 | Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2022 |
| S 3864 | Supporting Children's Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022 | Related bill | Mar 17, 2022 |
| HR 7045 | Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act of 2022 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2022 |
| HR 7241 | Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize programs for mental health, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Mental Health Reform Reauthorization Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Drug therapy
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Home and outpatient care
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Hospital care
- Housing and community development funding
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2022Introduced in Senate
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