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25 U.S.C. § 1665h — Licensing requirement for mental health care workers
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**(a) In general** Subject to [section 1621t of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1621t&num=0&edition=prelim), and except as provided in subsection (b), any individual employed as a psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist for the purpose of providing mental health care services to Indians in a clinical setting under this chapter is required to be licensed as a psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist, respectively.
**(b) Trainees** An individual may be employed as a trainee in psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy to provide mental health care services described in subsection (a) if such individual—
(1) works under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist, respectively;
(2) is enrolled in or has completed at least 2 years of course work at a post-secondary, accredited education program for psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or counseling; and
(3) meets such other training, supervision, and quality review requirements as the Secretary may establish.
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**(a) In general** Subject to [section 1621t of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1621t&num=0&edition=prelim), and except as provided in subsection (b), any individual employed as a psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist for the purpose of providing mental health care services to Indians in a clinical setting under this chapter is required to be licensed as a psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist, respectively.
**(b) Trainees** An individual may be employed as a trainee in psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy to provide mental health care services described in subsection (a) if such individual—
(1) works under the direct supervision of a licensed psychologist, social worker, or marriage and family therapist, respectively;
(2) is enrolled in or has completed at least 2 years of course work at a post-secondary, accredited education program for psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or counseling; and
(3) meets such other training, supervision, and quality review requirements as the Secretary may establish.
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$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for the establishment of an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”). On and after October 18, 1986, the Fund is to cover the Indian Health Service portion of the medical expenses of catastrophic illness falling within the responsibility of the Service and shall be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the central office of the Indian Health Service. No part of the Fund or its administration shall be subject to contract or grant under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638) [[25 U.S.C. 5301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. There shall be deposited into the Fund all amounts recovered under the authority of the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ([42 U.S.C. 2651](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2651&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), which shall become available for obligation upon receipt and which shall remain available for obligation until expended. The Fund shall not be used to pay for health services provided to eligible Indians to the extent that alternate Federal, State, local, or private insurance resources for payment: (1) are available and accessible to the beneficiary; or (2) would be available and accessible if the beneficiary were to apply for them; or (3) would be available and accessible to other citizens similarly situated under Federal, State, or local law or regulation or private insurance program notwithstanding Indian Health Service eligibility or residency on or off a Federal Indian reservation.
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**(a) Grants authorized** The Secretary, acting through the Service, and after consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants available to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for the following:
(1) Projects for the prevention, control, and elimination of communicable and infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, hepatitis, HIV, respiratory syncytial virus, hanta virus, sexually transmitted diseases, and H. pylori.
(2) Public information and education programs for the prevention, control, and elimination of communicable and infectious diseases.
(3) Education, training, and clinical skills improvement activities in the prevention, control, and elimination of communicable and infectious diseases for health professionals, including allied health professionals.
(4) Demonstration projects for the screening, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis C virus (HCV).
**(b) Application required** The Secretary may provide funding under subsection (a) only if an application or proposal for funding is submitted to the Secretary.
**(c) Coordination with health agencies** Indian tribes and tribal organizations receiving funding under this section are encouraged to coordinate their activities with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and local health agencies.
**(d) Technical assistance; report** In carrying out this section, the Secretary—
(1) may, at the request of an Indian tribe or tribal organization, provide technical assistance; and
(2) shall prepare and submit a report to Congress biennially on the use of funds under this section and on the progress made toward the prevention, control, and elimination of communicable and infectious diseases among Indians and urban Indians.
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 1665h
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section,’’.
(E) for intensive home- and community-
based services.
(3) Criteria
The Secretary, acting through the Service,
shall, in consultation with Indian tribes and
tribal organizations, establish criteria for the
review and approval of applications or pro-
posals for funding made available pursuant to
this subsection.
(d) Federally owned structures
(1) In general
The Secretary, in consultation with Indian
tribes and tribal organizations, shall—
(A) identify and use, where appropriate,
federally owned structures suitable for local
residential or regional behavioral health
treatment for Indian youths; and
(B) establish guidelines for determining
the suitability of any such federally owned
structure to be used for local residential or
regional behavioral health treatment for In-
dian youths.
(2) Terms and conditions for use of structure
Any structure described in paragraph (1)
may be used under such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and
the agency having responsibility for the struc-
ture and any Indian tribe or tribal organiza-
tion operating the program.
(e) Rehabilitation and aftercare services
(1) In general
The Secretary, Indian tribes, or tribal orga-
nizations, in cooperation with the Secretary of
the Interior, shall develop and implement
within each Service unit, community-based re-
habilitation and follow-up services for Indian
youths who are having significant behavioral
health problems, and require long-term treat-
ment, community reintegration, and moni-
toring to support the Indian youths after their
return to their home community.
(2) Administration
Services under paragraph (1) shall be pro-
vided by trained staff within th
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