Sec. 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental health providers awaiting licensure
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Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of revising policies of DHA regarding the supervision of covered mental health employees in order to align with the policies set forth in VHA Directive 1027 of the Veterans Health Administration (dated October 23, 2019). In determining such feasibility, the Secretary shall consider issues including the following:
The need to employ covered mental health employees in DHA. The capacity of licensed mental health professionals employed in DHA to supervise covered mental health employees. The effects of such alignment on access by members of the Armed Forces to mental health care. The potential risks and costs to the United States of such alignment. Any statutory or regulatory changes necessary for such alignment. In this section: The term covered mental health employee means an individual— employed by the Defense Health Agency as a psychologist, social worker, professional mental health counselor, or marriage and family therapist; and who has yet to be licensed in such profession by a State.
The term DHA means the Defense Health Agency. The term State has the meaning given such term in section 901 of title 32, United States Code.