,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #becc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjah ,ms4 ,smith 7for herself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iii of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act to allow  
,national ,health ,service ,corps       
members to provide obligated service as 
behavioral and mental health            
professionals at schools1 other         
community-based settings1 or patient    
homes1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,improving ,access to ,mental      
,health ,services ,act4  #b4 ,national  
,health ,service ,corps behavioral and  
mental health professionals providing   
obligated service in schools1 other     
community-based settings1 and patient   
homes ,subpart ,,iii of part ,d of title
 ,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service  

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bedl et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #cch,n4  ,behavioral and    
mental health professionals providing   
obligated service in schools1 other     
community-based settings1 and patient   
homes  7a7 ,schools and community-,based
 settings ,an entity1 to which a ,corps 
member is assigned under section #ccc1  
may direct such ,corps member to provide
 service as a behavioral and mental     
health professional at schools or other 
community-based settings located in     
health professional shortage areas4  7b7
 ,patient homes ,an entity1 to which a  
,corps member is assigned under section 
#ccc1 may direct such ,corps member to  
provide service as a behavioral and     
mental health professional through      
visiting the home of a patient located  
in a health professional shortage area4 
7c7 ,obligated service ,any service     
described in subsection 7a7 or 7b7 that 
a ,corps member provides may count      
towards such ,corps member's completion 

of any obligated service requirements   
under the ,scholarship ,program or the  
,loan ,repayment ,program4 ,the         
,secretary shall not impose any maximum 
limitation on the number of hours of    
service described in subsection 7a7 or  
7b7 that a ,corps member may count      
towards completing such obligated       
service requirements4  7d7 ,rule of     
construction ,the authorization under   
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall be          
notwithstanding any other provision of  
this subpart or subpart ,,ii4  4