Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill establishes limited licensing reciprocity for college mental health providers, enabling them to furnish mental health services to students of their employing institution through telehealth technology . This allows providers licensed in their primary state to continue supporting students who may be located in other states, ensuring continuity of care. Before providing services, providers must verify the student's identity, obtain acknowledgment for telehealth, and secure alternative contact methods in case of technological failure. For new treatment relationships, written acknowledgment or real-time communication is required. While providers must adhere to their primary state's scope of practice, they are prohibited from furnishing services or using methods explicitly forbidden by the state where the student is located. The legislation also mandates that medical malpractice insurance treat these telehealth services as if they were provided in the provider's primary state and grants congressional consent for states to form interstate compacts for college mental health telehealth.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5357| House
| Updated: 9/15/2025
This bill establishes limited licensing reciprocity for college mental health providers, enabling them to furnish mental health services to students of their employing institution through telehealth technology . This allows providers licensed in their primary state to continue supporting students who may be located in other states, ensuring continuity of care. Before providing services, providers must verify the student's identity, obtain acknowledgment for telehealth, and secure alternative contact methods in case of technological failure. For new treatment relationships, written acknowledgment or real-time communication is required. While providers must adhere to their primary state's scope of practice, they are prohibited from furnishing services or using methods explicitly forbidden by the state where the student is located. The legislation also mandates that medical malpractice insurance treat these telehealth services as if they were provided in the provider's primary state and grants congressional consent for states to form interstate compacts for college mental health telehealth.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.