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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 716

Sec. 716. LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN TRICARE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 716 LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN TRICARE PROGRAM **[**[10 U.S.C. 1073 note](/us/usc/t10/s1073)**]** ###
(a)Qualifications for TRICARE Certified Mental Health Counselors During Transition Period During the period preceding January 1, 2021, for purposes of determining whether a mental health care professional is eligible for reimbursement under the TRICARE program as a TRICARE certified mental health counselor, an individual who holds a masters degree or doctoral degree in counseling from a program that is accredited by a covered institution shall be treated as holding such degree from a mental health counseling program or clinical mental health counseling program that is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. ###
(b)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “covered institution” means any of the following: #####
(A)The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC-WASC). #####
(B)The Higher Learning Commission (HLC). #####
(C)The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). #####
(D)The New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE). #####
(E)The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS)Commission on Colleges. #####
(F)The WASC Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC). #####
(G)The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). #####
(H)The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). #####
(I)The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). #####
(J)The Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC). ####
(2)The term “TRICARE program” has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
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LICENSURE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN TRICARE PROGRAM
U.S.C.§ 1073
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