The term “eligible entity” means a State, or other appropriate State agency, in collaboration with 1 or more qualified community programs as described in section 300x–2(b)(1) of this title or 1 or more community health centers as described in section 254b of this title.
The term “integrated care” means collaborative models or practices offering mental and physical health services, which may include practices that share the same space in the same facility.
The Secretary may award grants and cooperative agreements to eligible entities to support the improvement of integrated care for primary care and behavioral health care in accordance with paragraph (2).
An eligible entity seeking a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require, including the contents described in paragraph (2).
The target amount that an eligible entity may receive for a year through a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be $2,000,000.
The Secretary, taking into consideration the quality of the application and the number of eligible entities that received grants under this section prior to December 13, 2016, may adjust the target amount that an eligible entity may receive for a year through a grant or cooperative agreement under this section.
An eligible entity receiving funding under this section may not allocate more than 10 percent of funds awarded under this section to administrative functions, and the remaining amounts shall be allocated to health facilities that provide integrated care.
A grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years.
The information and resources provided by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall, as appropriate, be made available to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as defined in section 5304 of title 25), outpatient mental health and addiction treatment centers, community mental health centers that meet the criteria under section 300x–2(c) of this title, certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, primary care organizations such as Federally qualified health centers or rural health clinics as defined in section 1395x(aa) of this title, other community-based organizations, or other entities engaging in integrated care activities, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $51,878,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.