Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act

(Measure laid on table in House, S. 66 passed in lieu)

Health Revenue Sharing and Health Services Act - =Title I: Health Revenue Sharing= - Special Health Revenue Sharing Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State health and mental health authorities to assist in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services.

Requires that applicants for grants assure that such services will be provided in accordance with the State plan prepared under this Act, that such funds will not be used to supplant non-Federal funds, that State mental health authorities will carry out a plan to eliminate inappropriate placement of persons with mental health problems in institutions, and will enforce minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of mental health programs and facilities within the State.

Allots such grant funds according to population and need.

Authorizes appropriations for such grants of $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. Authorizes appropriations for the screening, detection, diagnosis, and prevention, and referral for treatment of hypertension of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977.

=Title II: Family Planning Programs= - Family Planning and Population Research Act - Authorizes appropriations for the family planning and population research programs of the Public Health Service Act for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Authorizes the Secretary to conduct, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities for projects for research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and program implementation fields related to family planning and population. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 to carry out such research. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Secretary to Congress.

Permits local and regional governmental entities to apply for and receive directly such grants or contracts.

=Title III: Community Mental Health Centers= - Community Mental Health Centers Amendments - Presents the finding of the Congress that: (1) community mental health care is the most effective and humane form of care for a majority of mentally ill individuals; and (2) federally funded community mental health centers have had a major impact on the improvement of mental health care by fostering coordination and cooperation between various agencies responsible for mental health care which in turn has resulted in a decrease in overlapping services and more efficient utilization of available resources.

Provides that the comprehensive mental health services which shall be provided through a mental health center under the Community Mental Health Centers Act shall include: (1) services for individuals who are inpatients in a facility, outpatient services, day care and similar partial hospitalization services, and emergency services; (2) detoxification and referral services for the treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and other drug abuse and drug dependence problems (including narcotic addiction); (3) consultation and education services for health professionals, schools, State and local law enforcement and correctional agencies, public welfare agencies, health services delivery agencies, and other appropriate entities; (4) assistance to courts and other public agencies in screening residents of the center's catchment area who are being considered for referral to a State mental health facility for treatment to determine if they should be so referred and provision, where appropriate, of treatment for such persons through the center as an alternative to treatment at such facility; and (5) provision of followup care for residents of its catchment area who have been discharged from a State mental health facility.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out projects to develop community mental health center programs. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private community mental health centers to assist them in meeting their costs of operation during the first eight years after their establishment.

Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants to any community mental health center for the costs of providing consultation and education services under this Act. Sets forth criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Sets forth general regulations governing grants made under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the operation of community mental health centers which are under financial distress. Sets forth the eligibility criteria for such grants. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for the fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Directs the Secretary to pay the Federal share of projects for the acquisition, leasing, and construction of community mental health centers, and for the acquisition of initial equipment for such facilities. Defines "Federal share" with respect to such projects. Sets forth the procedures for approval of, payment of grants to, and allocation of funds for, projects under this title.

Establishes within the National Institute of Mental Health the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out through such Center a study of specified issues involving rape; and to assist community mental health centers and qualified public and nonprofit private entities in conducting research concerning the control and prevention of rape.

Authorizes to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 to support such study and research.

Defines the terms used in this title.

Sets forth general regulations with respect to the administration of this title.

=Title IV: Migrant Health= - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in the establishment, initial operation, and continued operation of migrant health centers serving high impact areas. Defines "migrant health center" as an entity which provides health services to agricultural migratory workers and their families. Defines the terms used in this title. Sets forth health services to be supplied by migrant health centers.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and private entities, in the areas in which no migrant health centers exist and which are not high impact areas, to provide health care to agricultural workers and their families. Authorizes appropriations for the payment of such grants for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

Directs the Secretary to appoint and organize a National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to him on matters concerning the organization, operation, selection, and funding of migrant health centers.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of (1) the quality of housing which is available to agricultural migratory workers in the United States while away from their permanent abodes; (2) the effect on the health of migrant workers of deficiencies in such housing; and (3) Federal, State, and local government standards respecting housing conditions for such workers durng such period. Sets forth the reporting requirements for the Secretary for such study.

=Title V: Community Health Center= - Defines the term "community health center" as meaning under the Public Health Service Act an entity which provides primary health services and referral to providers of supplemental health services for all residents of the area it serves.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to plan and develop community health centers which will serve medically underserved populations.

Requires primary health services to be available and accessible in the area served by the center promptly, as appropriate, and in a manner which assures continuity.

Provides that the governing body of a community health center shall have at least a majority of its members being served by the center and who as a group represent the individuals receiving services from the center, shall meet at least once a month, shall establish general policies for the center, shall approve the center's annual budget, and shall approve the selection of a director for the center.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist in: (1) the establishment and initial operation of community health centers which will service a medically underserved population; and (2) meeting the cost of the continued operation of such centers.

Authorizes appropriations for the payment of grants under this title for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

=Title VI: Miscellaneous= - Authorizes to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for the study of specified diseases including those borne by rodents.

Authorizes to be appropriated $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 for home health services as defined in the Social Security Act.

Directs the Secretary to appoint a Committee on Mental Health and Illness of the Elderly.

Directs the Secretary to establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and Its Consequences.

Directs the Secretary to establish a commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Huntington's Disease and Its Consequences.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for projects for the establishment of comprehensive hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1977.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for projects to develop and expand existing blood separation centers. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants and contracts $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1977.

=Title VII: Extension of Current Authorities through Fiscal Year 1975= - Authorizes the extension through fiscal year 1975 of specified grant programs due to expire in 1974.