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SEC. 224. ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 4-year pilot program to award not more than 50
grants each year to eligible entities for assisted outpatient treatment programs for individuals with serious
mental illness.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry out this section in consultation with the Director of the
National Institute of Mental Health, the Attorney General of the United States, the Administrator of the
Administration for Community Living, and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration.
(c) SELECTING AMONG APPLICANTS.—The Secretary—
(1) may only award grants under this section to applicants that have not previously implemented
an assisted outpatient treatment program; and
(2) shall evaluate applicants based on their potential to reduce hospitalization, homelessness,
incarceration, and interaction with the criminal justice system while improving the health and
social outcomes of the patient.
(d) USE OF GRANT.—An assisted outpatient treatment program funded with a grant awarded under this
section shall include—
(1) evaluating the medical and social needs of the patients who are participating in the program;
(2) preparing and executing treatment plans for such patients that—
(A) include criteria for completion of court-ordered treatment; and
(B) provide for monitoring of the patient’s compliance with the treatment plan, including
compliance with medication and other treatment regimens;
(3) providing for such patients case management services that support the treatment plan;
(4) ensuring appropriate referrals to medical and social service providers;
(5) evaluating the process for implementing the program to ensure consistency with the patient’s
needs and State law; and
(6) measuring treatment outcomes, including health and social outcomes such as rates of
incarceration, health care utilization, and homelessness.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than the end of each of fiscal years 2016, 2017, and 2018, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the grant program under this section. Each
such report shall include an evaluation of the following:
(1) Cost savings and public health outcomes such as mortality, suicide, substance abuse,
hospitalization, and use of services.
(2) Rates of incarceration by patients.
(3) Rates of homelessness among patients.
(4) Patient and family satisfaction with program participation.

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘assisted outpatient treatment’’ means medically prescribed mental health treatment
that a patient receives while living in a community under the terms of a law authorizing a State or
local court to order such treatment.
(2) The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a county, city, mental health system, mental health court, or
any other entity with authority under the law of the State in which the grantee is located to
implement, monitor, and oversee assisted outpatient treatment programs.
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(g) FUNDING.—
(1) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—A grant under this section shall be in an amount that is not more
than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. Subject to the preceding sentence,
the Secretary shall determine the amount of each grant based on the population of the area,
including estimated patients, to be served under the grant.
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018.