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This bill introduces the "College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act of 2025," which establishes a framework for college mental health providers to offer telehealth services to students across state lines. Under this legislation, a mental health provider employed by an institution of higher education can provide mental health services to current and recent students through telehealth technology, even if the student is located in a different state from where the provider is licensed. Before initiating services, the provider must verify the student's identity, obtain the student's acknowledgment of the telehealth service, and confirm multiple communication methods. The bill requires the provider to practice within the scope of their primary state license and prohibits them from performing services that would be illegal in the student's current state. The provider's medical malpractice insurance will cover these services as if they were performed in the primary state. The bill defines key terms such as "college mental health provider" (an institution-employed mental health professional), "covered student" (current or recent students within the past three months), and "telehealth technology" (various communication technologies used to deliver mental health services remotely). Additionally, the legislation allows states to create interstate compacts to further facilitate this type of telehealth service provision.

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