Sec. 717. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
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## SEC. 717 DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES **[**[10 U.S.C. 1073 note](/us/usc/t10/s1073)**]** ###
(a)Mental Health Provider Readiness Designation ####
(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a system by which any non-Department mental health care provider that meets eligibility criteria established by the Secretary relating to the knowledge described in paragraph
(2)receives a mental health provider readiness designation from the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Knowledge described The knowledge described in this paragraph is the following: #####
(A)Knowledge and understanding with respect to the culture of members of the Armed Forces and family members and caregivers of members of the Armed Forces. #####
(B)Knowledge with respect to evidence-based treatments that have been approved by the Department for the treatment of mental health issues among members of the Armed Forces. ###
(b)Availability of Information on Designation ####
(1)Registry The Secretary of Defense shall establish and update as necessary a publically available registry of all non-Department mental health care providers that are currently designated under subsection (a)(1). ####
(2)Provider list The Secretary shall update all lists maintained by the Secretary of non-Department mental health care providers that provide mental health care under the laws administered by the Secretary by indicating the providers that are currently designated under subsection (a)(1). ###
(c)Non-Department Mental Health Care Provider Defined In this section, the term “non-Department mental health care provider”— ####
(1)means a health care provider who— #####
(A)specializes in mental health; #####
(B)is not a health care provider of the Department of Defense at a facility of the Department; and #####
(C)provides health care to members of the Armed Forces; and ####
(2)includes psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health care providers designated by the Secretary of Defense.
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DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
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