1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019 . 2. Program to improve the care provided to patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 399V–7. Program to improve the care provided to patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a program (in this Act referred to as the Program ) to improve the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in emergency departments who are at risk for suicide, including by— (1) developing policies and procedures for identifying and assessing individuals who are at risk of suicide; and (2) enhancing the coordination of care for such individuals after discharge. (b) Grant establishment and participation (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to not more than 40 eligible health care sites described in paragraph (2). (2) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a health care site shall— (A) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may specify; (B) be a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act); (C) have an emergency department