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VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

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Became law

Sep 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

Sep 8, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 9, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Clinical Training in Evidence-based treatments And Military Culture Act of 2020 or the VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards and requirements for the provision of mental health care by non-VA providers in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The established standards must be the same as the standards applicable to VA employees who provide mental health care.

The VA must require non-VA mental health care providers to complete training courses on military culture, core competencies for health care professionals, suicide evaluation and management, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma after the provider becomes approved under the VCCP. The VA must also (1) identify additional training areas for which to develop courses, and (2) require the non-VA providers to complete such courses.

What's happening now September 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

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