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Read. Follow. Verify.College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act of 2025
Last action · September 15, 2025: 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.Sponsors: Mike Flood and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill allows college mental health professionals to provide telehealth services to students even if the student is located in a different state than the provider. It establishes a framework for , ensuring students can maintain continuity of care while traveling or living away from their university's home state.
This bill would allow college students to continue receiving mental health treatment from their university-employed providers via telehealth regardless of which state they are physically in, bypassing current state-by-state licensing restrictions.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
College students
Students gain the ability to maintain a consistent mental health treatment relationship with university providers while traveling or residing outside the university's home state.
College mental health providers
Providers are granted legal authority to practice across state lines for their students, provided they meet specific verification and communication requirements.
Medical malpractice insurers
Insurers are required to treat telehealth services provided under this act as if they occurred in the provider's primary state.
Key Facts
- College mental health providers may furnish telehealth services to students located in any state, provided the provider is not affirmatively excluded from practice in that state.
- Providers must verify the student's identity and obtain oral or written acknowledgment of the intent to receive telehealth services.
- Providers must confirm at least two means of contact in case of technological failure.
- For new patients, providers must obtain written acknowledgment of the treatment relationship or use real-time communication technology.
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- Providers must generally act within the scope of their license from their primary state (where the university is located).
- Providers are prohibited from furnishing services or using methods that are specifically banned by the state where the student is located.
- Medical malpractice insurance must treat these telehealth services as if they were provided in the provider's primary state.
- The bill defines a 'covered student' as someone currently registered for courses or someone who attended courses within the last 3 months.
- Congress grants consent for states to enter into interstate compacts to further facilitate this telehealth practice.
- The bill applies to all states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my college therapist treat me if I go home to another state for the summer?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred 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.
- Sep 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
Version history
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Discoveries
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Expansion of Telehealth Scope
The bill creates a specific carve-out for university-based mental health care, prioritizing continuity of care over traditional state-based medical licensing boundaries.
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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