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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 2410 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 521

Sec. 521. Enhancement of participation of mental health professionals in boards for correction of military records and boards for review of discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces

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Section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): Any medical advisory opinion issued to a board established under subsection (a)(1) with respect to a member or former member of the armed forces who was diagnosed while serving in the armed forces as experiencing a mental health disorder shall include the opinion of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist if the request for correction of records concerned relates to a mental health disorder. . Subsection (d)(1) of section 1553 of such title is amended by striking physician, clinical psychologist, or psychiatrist the second place it appears and inserting clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with additional training and experience specified by the Secretary concerned to provide advice on specialized medical or psychological matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries . Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In the case of a former member of the armed forces (other than a former member covered by subsection (d)) who was diagnosed while serving in the armed forces as experiencing a mental health disorder, a board established under this section to review the former member's discharge or dismissal shall include a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with additional training and experience specified by the Secretary concerned to provide advice on specialized medical or psychological matters relating to mental health disorders. .
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