This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to set up a grant program called the Mental Health Licensure Portability Program. The program would award grants to eligible entities to: (1) encourage counselors to practice in States that join interstate compacts to expand the workforce of credentialed mental health professionals, and (2) develop, operate, or maintain interstate compact commissions that implement those compacts. The bill defines eligible entities as interstate compact commissions or State licensure boards participating in an occupational licensure compact. It defines "counselor" as a licensed professional who gives guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. The Secretary must establish the program not later than 90 days after the Act is enacted. The bill authorizes $4,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
The bill authorizes $4,000,000 to be appropriated for each fiscal year 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029 to carry out the program. No publicly available information about detailed spending rules, grant sizes, matching requirements, or administrative costs is included in the bill text.
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