,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eceg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,flood 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,bacon1 & ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide limit$ lic5s+      
reciprocity = a college m5tal heal?     
provid] to furni% m5tal heal? s]vices   
?r\gh teleheal? te*nology to /ud5ts ( ! 
in/itution ( high] education t employs  
su* provid]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,college ,/ud5ts        
,cont9uation ( ,m5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,lic5s+ reciprocity =      
college m5tal heal? provid]s  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (      
,f$]al or ,/ate law1 a college m5tal    
heal? provid] may1 9 accordance )       

subsection 7b71 furni% m5tal heal?      
s]vices to a cov]$ /ud5t 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i*
 su* /ud5t is locat$ ?r\gh teleheal?    
te*nology1 unless su* provid] is        
affirmatively exclud$ f practice 9 su*  
,/ate4  7b7  ,requirem5ts ,to furni%    
s]vices  7#a7  ,initiation ( teleheal?  
s]vices  ,prior to furni%+ m5tal heal?  
s]vices to a cov]$ /ud5t pursuant to    
subsection 7a71 a college m5tal heal?   
provid] %all--  7,a7 v]ify ! id5tity (  
su* /ud5t2  7,b7 obta9 an oral or writt5
 ackn[l$gm5t f su* /ud5t 7or a legal    
repres5tative ( su* /ud5t71 & make a    
record ( su* ackn[l$gm5t1 indicat+ t su*
 /ud5t int5ds to receive m5tal heal?    
s]vices f su* provid] ?r\gh teleheal?   
te*nology2  7,c7 obta9 or confirm m ?an 
#a means ( teleheal? te*nology ?r\gh :i*
 su* provid] may contact su* /ud5t 9    
case ( a te*nological failure2 &  7,d7 9
 ! case t ! college m5tal heal? provid] 
has n previ\sly furni%$ s]vices to su*  
/ud5t--  7i7 obta9 a writt5 ackn[l$gm5t 
f su* /ud5t 7or a legal repres5tative ( 

su* /ud5t7 indicat+ t su* /ud5t und]/&s 
t a treatm5t relation%ip is be+ e/abli%$
 ) su* provid]2 or  7ii7 furni% su*     
m5tal heal? s]vices to su* /ud5t ?r\gh a
 means ( teleheal? te*nology t all[s su*
 provid] & su* /ud5t to communicate 9   
real "t4  7#b7  ,scope ( practice  ,a   
college m5tal heal? provid] furni%+     
s]vices to a cov]$ /ud5t pursuant to    
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 except z au?oriz$
 "u ?is section ) respect to ! location 
( su* /ud5t1 %all act )9 ! scope ( !    
lic5se or c]tification f1 or o!r        
au?orization by1 ! prim>y ,/ate describ$
 9 subsection 7e77#a77;,b72 &  7,b7 is n
 requir$ to act )9 ! scope ( any lic5se1
 c]tification1 or o!r au?orization issu$
 to simil> provid]s 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* 
/ud5t is locat$ if su* provid] w\ld n be
 requir$ to act )9 su* scope if su*     
s]vices 7 furni%$ 9 ! prim>y ,/ate1     
except t su* provid]--  7i7 may n furni%
 to su* /ud5t any s]vice or subset (    
s]vices prohibit$ by ! ,/ate 9 :i* su*  
/ud5t is locat$2 &  7ii7 may n furni% to

 su* /ud5t any s]vice or subset (       
s]vices 9 a mann] prohibit$ by ! ,/ate 9
 :i* su* /ud5t is locat$4  7c7 ,treatm5t
 ( m$ical malpractice insurance cov]age 
,any m$ical malpractice insurance       
cov]age %all provide t s]vices furni%$  
by a college m5tal heal? provid] to a   
cov]$ /ud5t pursuant to subsection 7a7  
%all be treat$ "u su* cov]age z s]vices 
furni%$ 9 ! prim>y ,/ate4  7d7 ,int]/ate
 compacts = teleheal? ,! cons5t (       
,congress is h]eby giv5 to any #b or m  
,/ates to ent] into agreem5ts or        
compacts1 n 9 conflict ) ?is section1 to
 p]mit college m5tal heal? provid]s to  
furni% m5tal heal? s]vices to cov]$     
/ud5ts 9 ea* su* ,/ate ?r\gh teleheal?  
te*nology4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,college m5tal heal?      
provid] ,! t]m college m5tal heal?      
provid] means an individual :o--  7,a7  
is employ$ by an in/itution ( high]     
education to furni% m5tal heal? s]vices 
to /ud5ts enroll$ at su* in/itution2 &  
7,b7 has a valid & unre/rict$ lic5se or 

c]tification f1 or is o!rwise au?oriz$  
by1 ! prim>y ,/ate to furni% su* m5tal  
heal? s]vices 9 su* ,/ate4  7#b7 ,cov]$ 
/ud5t ,! t]m cov]$ /ud5t means1 )       
respect to a college m5tal heal?        
provid]-- 7,a7 an individual regi/]$ =  
c\rses at ! in/itution ( high] education
 t employs su* provid]2 &  7,b7 an      
individual t att5d$ c\rses at !         
in/itution ( high] education t employs  
su* provid] at any po9t dur+ ! #c-mon?  
p]iod end+ on ! date on :i* su* provid] 
is seek+ to furni% su* s]vices to su*   
individual pursuant to subsection 7a74  
7#c7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   
t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#d7 ,prim>y ,/ate ,!
 t]m prim>y ,/ate means1 ) respect to a 
college m5tal heal? provid]1 ! ,/ate 9  
:i* ! in/itution ( high] education t    
employs su* provid] is locat$4  7#e7    
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate1 !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a t]ritory or  

possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7     
,teleheal? te*nology ,! t]m teleheal?   
te*nology means telecommunications &    
in=mation te*nology1 includ+            
audio-visual1 audio-only1 or /ore & =w>d
 te*nology1 us$ to furni% m5tal heal?   
s]vices at a di/ance4