United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1037 (113th)
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
Introduced
7 March 2013
Last action
8 March 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Paul Tonko, Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, WM. CLAY, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Betty McCollum, Matt Cartwright, Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Denny Heck, Sheila Jackson Lee, JOSE SERRANO, Bennie Thompson, Carol Shea-Porter, James McGovern, Anna Eshoo
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 December 2025
Summary
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include occupational therapists within the definition of "behavioral and mental health professionals" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
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Timeline
7 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 March 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 March 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 March 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 March 2013
Sponsors
- Paul Tonko · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Sponsor
- WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
- Matt Cartwright · D · Cosponsor
- Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Denny Heck · D · Cosponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
- James McGovern · D · Cosponsor
- Anna Eshoo · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014
- related to ← Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1037
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1037
- us · 113-hr-1037 · source updated 3 December 2025