To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.

Bill: 119-hr-658
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family services

Health personnel

Mental health

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 72.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill establishes eligibility requirements for the appointment of an individual in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as a marriage and family therapist who is qualified to provide clinical supervision. In order to be appointed as a marriage and family therapist in the VHA who is qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must hold an appropriate master’s degree, be licensed or certified, and (1) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the state they are licensed in, or (2) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 72 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 658 [Report No. 119–99] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs May 17, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Johnson of Georgia May 17, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.

1. Establishment of qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration Section 7402(b)(10) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by inserting (A) before To be eligible ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B): (B) To be eligible to be appointed to a marriage and family therapist position and qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must— (i) have the qualifications set forth in subparagraph (A); and (ii) (I) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the State described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph; or (II) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. .

May 17, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration.

1. Establishment of qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration Section 7402(b)(10) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by inserting (A) before To be eligible ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B): (B) To be eligible to be appointed to a marriage and family therapist position and qualified to provide clinical supervision, a person must— (i) have the qualifications set forth in subparagraph (A); and (ii) (I) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in the State described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph; or (II) be designated as an approved supervisor by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. .