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Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011

Introduced: February 10, 2011 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 10, 2011
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 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 February 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3