1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2023 . 2. Securing appropriate follow-on care for acute mental health illness after an emergency department encounter The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 520J of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–41 ) the following new section: 520J–1. Securing appropriate follow-on care for acute mental health illness after an emergency department encounter (a) In general The Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to qualifying health providers to implement innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute mental health episode and present for care in an emergency department. (b) Eligible grant recipients In this section, the term qualifying health provider means a health care facility licensed under applicable law that— (1) has an emergency department; (2) is staffed by medical personnel (such as 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 patients to access resources to continue treatment in the least restrictive appropriate setting