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42 U.S.C. 247b-13a: Screening and treatment for maternal mental health and substance use disorders

Created in 2016 by the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 5469 SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025 · introduced · would change 317L–2

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(a)(1), substituted "maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "maternal depression" in section catchline. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(a)(2), inserted ", Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 5304 of title 25)" after "States" and substituted "for women who are postpartum, pregnant, or have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal mental heal… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(b)(1), substituted "an entity listed in subsection (a) shall submit" for "a State shall submit" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(b)(2), substituted "maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "maternal depression". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (b), (2)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(c), substituted "shall, as appropriate, give priority to entities listed in subsection (a) that—" for "may give priority to States proposing to improve or enhance access to screening", inserted par. (1) designation and "are proposing to create, improve, or enhanc… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(1)(A), substituted "on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for health care providers), and referrals for treatment to health care providers in the primary care setting and, as applicab… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(1)(B), substituted "on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for health care providers) and referrals for treatment, follow-up support services, and linkages to community-based resources… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(1)(C), added subpar. (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(2)(A), (B), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "enabling health care providers (including obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health care providers, and adult primary care… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(2)(B), (D)(i), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and inserted ", including" before "for rural areas". Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(d)(2)(C), (D)(ii), (E), added subpars. (C) to (G). Former subpar. (C) redesignated (B). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(e)(2), added subsecs. (e) to (g). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (h). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (e), (f), (g)
  • Pub. L. 117–328, §1111(e)(1), (f), redesignated subsec. (e) as (h) and substituted "$24,000,000" for "$5,000,000" and "2023 through 2027" for "2018 through 2022". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (h)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.