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DoD Considering Comments on TRICARE Independent Practice Proposal Prior To Implementation

The Department of Defense issued regulations at the end of 2011 (online here) which would let licensed professional counselors practice independently within TRICARE, the health care program providing services for an estimated 9.6 million active duty service members, retirees, and their families. For many years, all other master's level mental health professionals have been allowed to practice independently, while TRICARE beneficiaries can only see licensed professional counselors under physician referral and supervision.

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DoD Considering Comments on TRICARE Independent Practice Proposal Prior To Implementation

1.13.2012
The Department of Defense issued regulations at the end of 2011 which would let licensed professional counselors practice independently within TRICARE, the health care program providing services fo... Read More...

ACA Advocacy Efforts Pay Off: DoD Issues LPC Regulations Relating to TRICARE

1.9.2012
ACA's lengthy and intensive advocacy efforts on behalf of licensed professional counselors resulted in a victory at the end of 2011 with the issuance by the Department of Defense (DoD) of regulatio... Read More...

Congress Steps Up Scrutiny of Department of Veterans Affairs

12.12.2011
On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing that examined the wait times for veterans seeking mental health treatment. Read More...