3.0.0 3371 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z Senate S S 2010-05-13 111 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-13T22:14:54Z 2010-05-13 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2010-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2010-05-13 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2010-05-13 True U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2010-05-24 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-06-07 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-06-07 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2010-06-24 False H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2010-07-19 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-07-19 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2010-09-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Licensing and registrations Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-04T14:27:39Z TRICARE Mental Health Care Access Act - Amends the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed care program) to authorize referrals to licensed or certified mental health counselors under the program for spouses and dependents of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty for more than 30 days.

Authorizes DOD to enter into personal services contracts with mental health counselors. Makes applicable to such counselors DOD licensure requirements for health care professionals.

Provides licensing and related requirements for such counselors practicing under TRICARE.

]]> TRICARE Mental Health Care Access Act Display Title TRICARE Mental Health Care Access Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve access to mental health care counselors under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced TRICARE Mental Health Care Access Act Introduced in Senate 2010-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3371is/xml/BILLS-111s3371is.xml 2010-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.