118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2438 — C.A.R.E. for Mental Health Professionals Act

“To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a grant program to be known as the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to eligible entities, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Mar 30, 2023

Last action Apr 7, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 30, 2023

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Referred

Apr 7, 2023

E&C

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 3 actions

Apr 7, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 30, 2023

Introduced in House

Mar 30, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.