S. 2245: Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006
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S. 2245: Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-02-06 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-02-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to award up to five grants, of up to four years each, for the provision of telemental health services to Indian youth who have expressed suicidal ideas, have attempted suicide, or have mental health conditions that increase or could increase the risk of suicide. Makes eligible for such grants any Indian tribes and tribal organizations that operate one or more facilities: (1) located in Alaska and part of the Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network; (2) reporting active clinical telehealth capabilities; or (3) offering school-based telemental health services relating to psychiatry to Indian youth.
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Official text
Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · 6 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006 (2006-04-18); CBO cost estimate: S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act of 2006 (2006-04-18)
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Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s2245.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>
Record fed-us-cong109-s2245 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109