US Congress Senate Bill 717 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-06 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015 Directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly develop a system by which a non-Department mental health care provider who provides health care to members of the Armed Forces or veterans shall receive a mental health provider readiness designation if such provider meets eligibility criteria relating to: (1) knowledge, comfort, and understanding with respect to the culture of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and family members and caregivers of such members and veterans; and (2) knowledge regarding evidence-based treatments that have been approved by such Departments for the treatment of mental health issues among such members and veterans. Requires such Departments to: (1) jointly establish and update a registry, which shall be available to the public, of all non-Department mental health care providers that are currently so designated, and (2) update all lists maintained by such Departments of such non-Department providers by indicating the providers that are currently so designated.

Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015

Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-06	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2015-03-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/717/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s717/BILLS-114s717is.pdf