,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4  
,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 & ,mr4       
,loebsack7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a    
report on be/ practices = pe]-support   
speciali/ programs1 to au?orize grants =
 behavioral heal? p>apr(essional tra9+ &
 education1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,pe]-,support ,speciali/ ,act ( #bjag4  
#b4 ,report on be/ practices =          
pe]-,support speciali/ programs1 tra9+1 
& c]tification  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all submit to ! ,congress &   
make publicly available a report on be/ 
practices & pr(essional /&>ds 9 ,/ates  
=--  7#a7 e/abli%+ & op]at+ heal? c>e   
programs us+ pe]-support speciali/s2 &  

7#b7 tra9+ & c]tify+ pe]-support        
speciali/s4  7b7 ,pe]-,support speciali/
 def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m         
pe]-support speciali/ means an          
individual :o-- 7#a7 7,a7 uses 8 or h]  
liv$ exp]i5ce ( recov]y f m5tal illness 
or a sub/ance use disord]1 plus skills  
le>n$ 9 =mal tra9+1 to facilitate       
support gr\ps1 & to "w on a "o-on-"o    
basis1 ) individuals ) a s]i\s m5tal    
illness or a sub/ance use disord]2  7,b7
 has b5efitt$ or is b5efitt+ f m5tal    
heal? or sub/ance use treatm5t s]vices  
or supports2  7,c7 provides non-m$ical  
s]vices2 &  7,d7 p]=ms s]vices only )9 8
 or h] area ( tra9+1 exp]tise1          
compet5ce1 or scope ( practice2  7#b7   
7,a7 uses 8 or h] liv$ exp]i5ce z ! p>5t
 or c>egiv] ( an individual ) m5tal     
illness or a sub/ance use disord]1 plus 
skills le>n$ 9 =mal tra9+1 to facilitate
 support gr\ps1 & to "w on a "o-on-"o   
basis1 ) individuals ) a s]i\s m5tal    
illness or a sub/ance use disord]2  7,b7
 provides non-m$ical s]vices2 &  7,c7   

p]=ms s]vices only )9 8 or h] area (    
tra9+1 exp]tise1 compet5ce1 or scope (  
practice2 or  7#c7 o!rwise meets crit]ia
 specifi$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices = def9+ a pe]-support   
speciali/4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,! report "u   
?is subsection %all include in=mation on
 be/ practices & /&>ds ) reg>d to !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,h\rs ( =mal "w or        
volunte] exp]i5ce relat$ to m5tal heal? 
& sub/ance use issues4  7#b7 ,types (   
pe] support speciali/s us$ by diff]5t   
heal? c>e programs4  7#c7 ,types ( pe]  
speciali/ exams requir$4  7#d7 ,code (  
e?ics4  7#e7 ,additional tra9+ requir$  
prior to c]tification1 includ+ 9 areas  
su* z-- 7,a7 e?ics2  7,b7 scope (       
practice2  7,c7 crisis int]v5tion2  7,d7
 ,/ate confid5tiality laws2  7,e7 ,f$]al
 privacy protections1 includ+ "u !      
,heal? ,insurance ,portability &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif2 &  7,f7 o!r
 areas z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4  7#f7 ,requirem5ts  
to expla9 :at1 :]e1 :51 & h[ to         

accurately complete all requir$         
docum5tation activities4  7#g7 ,requir$ 
or recomm5d$ skill sets1 su* z k (--    
7,a7 risk indicators1 includ+ individual
 /ressors1 trigg]s1 & indicators (      
escalat+ symptoms2  7,b7 basic          
de-escalation te*niques2  7,c7 basic    
suicide prev5tion concepts & te*niques2 
7,d7 id5tify+ & respond+ to trauma2     
7,e7 /ages ( *ange or recov]y2  7,f7 !  
typical process t %\ld be foll[$ to     
access or p>ticipate 9 community m5tal  
heal? & relat$ s]vices2  7,g7           
effectively work+ 9 c>e teams &         
facilitat+ ! coord9ation ( s]vices2 &   
7,h7 support+ individuals 9 meet+ !     
consum]'s recov]y goals4  7#h7          
,requirem5ts = cont9u+ education4  #c4  
,pe] pr(essional work=ce developm5t     
grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= !        
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all aw>d grants to develop & su/a9     
behavioral heal? p>apr(essional tra9+ & 
education programs1 includ+ ?r\gh       

tuition support4  7b7 ,purposes ,!      
purposes ( grants "u ?is section are--  
7#a7 to increase ! numb] ( behavioral   
heal? p>apr(essionals1 includ+ tra9$    
pe]s1 recov]y coa*es1 m5tal heal? &     
addiction speciali/s1 prev5tion         
speciali/s1 & pre-ma/]s-level addiction 
c\nselors2 &  7#b7 to help communities  
develop ! infra/ructure to tra9 & c]tify
 pe]s z behavioral heal?                
p>apr(essionals1 includ+ necess>y       
int]n%ip h\rs = cr$5tial+4  7c7         
,eligible entities ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant "u ?is section1 an      
entity %all be a community college1     
tra9+ or cr$5tial+ program1 or o!r      
entity ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices deems appropriate4  7d7        
,geographic di/ribution ,9 aw>d+ grants 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices %all seek to a*ieve an  
appropriate national balance 9 !        
geographic di/ribution ( su* aw>ds4  7e7
 ,special consid]ation ,9 aw>d+ grants  
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  

,human ,s]vices may give special        
consid]ation to propos$ & exi/+ programs
 t>get+ pe] pr(essionals s]v+ y\? ages  
#af to #be4  7f7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah  
?r\gh #bjbb4