H.R. 3717– Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act

The Helping Families In Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 3717) was proposed by Representative Tim Murphy, Ph.D. (R-PA) on December 12, 2013. Representative Murphy’s bill includes initiatives focused on expanding treatment and access to mental health treatment. The bill makes clarifications to the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act to allow physicians and mental health professionals to provide some information to parents and caregivers about a family member who is experiencing an acute mental health crisis. It creates a narrow exception to the Medicaid Institutions . . .