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HR 948 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military education and training Military medicine National Guard and reserves

Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011

Introduced: March 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide to each reserve member performing inactive-duty training during scheduled unit training assemblies access to mental health assessments with a licensed mental health professional, who shall be available for referrals during duty hours at the principal duty location of the member's unit. Requires all mental health services provided to be subject to and comply with applicable federal privacy and security rules.

Requires each reserve member participating in annual training or individual duty training to have access, during such participation, to specified behavioral health support programs, including: (1) suicide prevention and post-suicide response, and (2) psychological health programs.

What's happening now March 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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