Suicide Prevention Analytics Act of 2018
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to establish a pilot program that expands surveillance of self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behavior. The pilot program must be implemented through state and local public health departments.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7103 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7103
To authorize a pilot program under which the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, expands and intensifies surveillance of self-
harm and suicidal ideation behavior in partnership with State and local
public health departments, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 30, 2018
Mr. Delaney (for himself and Mr. Stewart) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To authorize a pilot program under which the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, expands and intensifies surveillance of self-
harm and suicidal ideation behavior in partnership with State and local
public health departments, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Suicide Prevention Analytics Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE OF SELF-HARM BEHAVIORS AND SUICIDAL
IDEATION PROGRAM.
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting
after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following:
``SEC. 317U. SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE OF SELF-HARM BEHAVIORS AND SUICIDAL
IDEATION PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a pilot
program, to be known as the Syndromic Surveillance of Self-Harm
Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation Program, under which the Secretary
expands and intensifies surveillance of self-harm and suicidal ideation
behavior through--
``(1) the selection of State and local public health
departments as partners in the pilot program; and
``(2) the provision of assistance, including an award of
funds, to each such partner.
``(b) Selection.--In selecting State and local public health
departments as partners in the pilot program under this section, the
Secretary shall--
``(1) seek to select a diverse set of sites; and
``(2) consider such criteria as the Secretary determines to
be appropriate, which criteria shall include--
``(A) population coverage;
``(B) geographical coverage;
``(C) urban and rural community representation; and
``(D) demographic makeup, including socioeconomic
groupings, race, gender, and ethnicity.
``(c) Number of State and Local Public Health Departments.--In
carrying out the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall
enter into and maintain partnerships with the following number of State
and local public health departments:
``(1) For fiscal year 2019, 4 departments.
``(2) For fiscal year 2020, 15 departments.
``(3) For fiscal year 2021, 25 departments.
``(4) For fiscal year 2022, 35 departments.
``(5) For fiscal year 2023, 50 departments.
``(d) Period of Participation.--To be selected as a partner in the
pilot program under this section, a State or local public health
department shall agree to participate in the program for a period of
not less than 2 years.
``(e) Data Sharing by HHS.--Subject to subsection (g), the
Secretary shall, with respect to data on self-harm and suicidal
ideation behavior that is collected pursuant to this section, share
such data through--
``(1) the National Syndromic Surveillance Program's Early
Notification of Community Epidemics (ESSENCE) platform (or any
successor platform); or
``(2) another appropriate surveillance program.
``(f) Data Sharing by Partners.--As a condition on participating in
the pilot program under this section, subject to subsection (g), a
State or local public health department shall agree to share in real
time (to the extent possible) with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention data on self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior for
purposes of--
``(1) tracking and monitoring self-harm and suicidal
ideation in real time to inform response activities to suicide
clusters;
``(2) informing prevention programming for identified at-
risk populations; and
``(3) conducting or supporting research.
``(g) Applicability of Privacy Protections.--The provisions of this
section shall be subject to the requirements of section 552a of title
5, United States Code. All Federal laws relating to the privacy of
information shall apply to the data and information that is collected
under this section.
``(h) Reports.--
``(1) Submission.--Not later than April 30th of each of
calendar years 2020 through 2024, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Congress on the results of the pilot program
under this section during the previous calendar year.
``(2) Contents.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
``(A) The specific data points captured under the
pilot program under this section.
``(B) Challenges in implementing the pilot program,
including with respect to data collection and
reporting, at State and local public health departments
in their first year of participation in the program.
``(C) Identification of any problems with
implementation of the pilot program.
``(D) Potential solutions for such problems,
including a description of the estimated costs of such
potential solutions.
``(E) Description of any public health response
that is initiated at the Federal, State, or local level
in response to data collected through the pilot
program.
``(F) Recommendations for improving public health
responses to self-harm and suicidal ideation incidents.
``(3) Final report.--The final report required by paragraph
(1) shall include recommendations on--
``(A) whether to reauthorize and expand the pilot
program under this section; and
``(B) if so, how to improve the pilot program for
purposes of such reauthorization and expansion.
``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `self-harm' means any behavior that is self-
directed and deliberately results in injury or the potential
for injury to oneself, including non-lethal forms of injuries
to oneself, including cutting, asphyxiation, overdose of drugs
(including through the use of opioids), and gun-related
injuries, either with or without the intent to kill oneself.
``(2) The term `suicidal ideation' means thinking about,
considering, or planning suicide.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated--
``(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
``(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2020
through 2023.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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