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Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015

Introduced: March 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-242.
Mar 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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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.

What's happening now October 6, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-242.

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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 717: Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-717/
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"S. 717: Community Provider Readiness Recognition Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-717/.
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