1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act”.
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
2. Including occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps
Section 331(a)(1)(E)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by inserting “occupational therapists,” after “psychiatric nurse specialists,”.