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HR 1761 114th Congress House

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the inclusion of occupational therapists in the National Health Service Corps Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2016 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), thereby making occupational therapists eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship Program, and the NHSC Loan Repayment Program.

This amendment applies only in fiscal years when funding for NHSC programs is greater than FY2015 funding.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 6, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 17, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 9, 2015
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1761: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1761/
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"H.R. 1761: Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1761/.
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