H.R. 1037 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2013 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. Slaughter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act. 2. Including occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps Section 331(a)(1)(E)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting occupational therapists, after psychiatric nurse specialists,.