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HR 6076 117th Congress House Health Health personnel Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Mental health

C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act

Introduced: November 23, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Nov 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 23, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compacts, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Mental Health Professionals Act or the C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act

This bill establishes a grant program to promote interstate licensure compacts for mental health professionals. These are licensure agreements enacted by two or more states to mutually recognize the licenses of counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, or pediatric mental health professionals.

The Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to interstate compact commissions or professional licensing boards. Recipients may use grants for projects to (1) incentivize mental health professionals to practice in states with interstate licensure compacts, and (2) develop or maintain interstate compact commissions.

What's happening now November 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1