Bill > HR2639

Introduced Session

Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board examination in marital and family therapy or an examination for a marriage and family therapy license given by a state board of behavioral sciences (or its equivalent).

Committee Categories

Scott Peters (D)*,  Madeleine Bordallo (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Chaka Fattah (D),  Christopher Gibson (R),  Jared Huffman (D),  Walter Jones (R),  Nita Lowey (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Mark Takano (D), 

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 11/17/2015)

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