0720-AB55 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0720 Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs DODOASHA 0700 Department of Defense DOD TRICARE: Certified Mental Health Counselors Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 32 CFR 199 5 USC 301 10 USC ch 55 Statutory Final 06/20/2011 section 724 of NDAA 2011 A Congressional requirement set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, section 724, required the Department of Defense to prescribe regulations by June 20, 2011, to establish the criteria, as had previously been studied in accordance with section 717 of the NDAA 2008, that would allow licensed or certified mental health counselors to be able to independently provide care to TRICARE beneficiaries and receive payment for those services. No Interim Final Rule 12/27/2011 76 FR 80741 Interim Final Rule Effective 12/27/2011 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 02/27/2012 Final Action 07/17/2014 79 FR 41636 Final Action Effective 08/18/2014 No No None No No No No Patricia Moseley 0720 Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs DODOASHA 703 681-0064 Defense Pentagon, Washington DC 22301