HR 1358
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Accreditation (Medical care)
Clinical trials
Defense contracts
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government service contracts
Health
Health counseling
Law
Licenses
Mental health services
Military medicine
TRICARE Mental Health Services Enhancement Act
Introduced: March 17, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
TRICARE Mental Health Services Enhancement Act - Amends the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense (DOD) managed health care program) to authorize the provision of mental health counseling for TRICARE participants. Authorizes the provision of mental health services in DOD clinical trials.
Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into personal service contracts with mental health counselors.
Includes mental health counselors within DOD licensure requirements for health-care professionals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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