This bill requires the federal government to publicly release inspection and accreditation survey information about psychiatric hospitals, similar to transparency requirements that already exist for other hospitals. Starting two years after the law takes effect, psychiatric hospitals' survey reports will be published on the Medicare Care Compare website so patients and families can review inspection findings when choosing where to receive mental health care. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to work with hospitals, accreditation organizations, and other stakeholders to determine what specific information should be disclosed and how to present it clearly, while ensuring patient privacy is protected and no individual patients or doctors can be identified. There is no specific funding amount mentioned in the legislation; the bill focuses on transparency requirements rather than new spending.
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