1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department . 2. Program to support access to appropriate care for individuals presenting at emergency departments with acute mental health illness Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 520N. Securing appropriate care for acute mental health illness following an emergency department encounter (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to implement innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals experiencing acute mental health episodes and presenting for care in emergency departments. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a health care facility licensed under applicable law that— (1) has an emergency department; (2) is staffed by medical personnel (which may include emergency physicians, psychiatrists, psychiatric registered nurses, mental health technicians, clinical social workers, psychologists, and therapists) capable of providing treatment focused on stabilizing acute mental health conditions and assisting individuals to access resources to continue treatment in the least restrictive appropriate setting