Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Bringing More Therapists to the Valley Act of 2024.
Section 2. Expansion of eligibility requirements for marriage and family therapists participating in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
In issuing or updating guidance for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall give participants who are marriage and family therapists the option of completing a postgraduate degree clinical training program in marriage and family therapy that is accredited by the State in which the program is located in lieu of such a program that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.