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HR 2438 118th Congress House Health Health personnel Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Mental health

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

Introduced: March 30, 2023 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in House
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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 April 7, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1075 Identical bill CARE for Mental Health Professionals Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 30, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2438: C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2438/
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"H.R. 2438: C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2438/.
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H.R. 2438, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2438/.
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