House Introduces Final Health Care Reform Bill with LMHC Medicare Eligibility 10/29/09
The House has introduced its final health care reform bill, H.R. 3962. Among the many pro-mental health provisions in the bill is Medicare eligibility for licensed mental health counselors.
Reps. Rooney and McMahon Introduce CARES Act to Allow for LMHC TRICARE Independence 10/16/09
AMHCA commends Reps. Tom Rooney and Michael McMahon for today introducing legislation that would strip TRICARE of its licensed mental health counselor “supervision and referral” requirement.
California is Final State to License Mental Health Counselors 10/12/09
With today’s signing of California Senate Bill 788 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, mental health counselors are now licensed as master’s degreed mental health professionals in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.