[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3762 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3762

    To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational 
 therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes 
                 of the National Health Service Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2011

  Mr. Tonko (for himself and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational 
 therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes 
                 of the National Health Service Corps.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUDING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AS BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL 
              HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR PURPOSES OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH 
              SERVICE CORPS.

    Section 331(a)(1)(E)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254d(a)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting ``occupational therapists,'' 
after ``psychiatric nurse specialists,''.
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