Skip to content
USA Classification Hub
PSC Code USA
PSC Code
Q519

PSC Q519: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH — Federal Procurement Code

Q5 - MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND SURGICAL SVCS L1: Medical

Description

Behavioral and Mental Health

Includes

All inpatient and outpatient clinical behavioral and mental health professionals: Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses/Nurse Practitioners (certified in psychiatric/mental health), Certified Drug and Substance Counselor, Marriage and Family Counselor, Psychiatric Technician, Psychometrist, Recreational Therapist, Registered Art Therapist. Also includes psychiatric evaluation services.

Excludes

Excludes Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Social Workers in Case Management (covered under Social Work PSC Q528). If there is a requirement for mental or behavioral health Occupational Therapists (OT), Physical Therapists (PT) or OT or PT assistants, this can be found under Q518, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation Medicine (PM&R). Registered Nurses (RN, psychiatric specialty) and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs, psychiatric specialty), can be found in Q401 Medical-Nursing. Last, Q519 excludes non-clinical services covered under G series codes.

Suggested adjacent classifications

PSC codes describe what the government buys. These related classifications help connect procurement codes to industries, commodities, and trade workflows.

Related NAICS industries

621111
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
621112
Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists
62133
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
621330
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)

Related UNSPSC categories

60105601
Dietary guidelines or balanced diets educational resources

Official data

Feature Description
Official name Product Service Codes (PSC)
Maintained by U.S. federal acquisition community / GSA PSC Manual
Purpose Classifies what the government buys: products and services
Primary use Federal procurement reporting, contract categorization, spend analysis
Code type Mixed/unspecified

When do you need PSC Q519?

1 Use PSC Q519 when identifying the product or service category on a U.S. federal contract.
2 Use it when filtering opportunities or spending data in SAM.gov, FPDS, or USASpending.
3 Use it when comparing a procurement category against related NAICS industries or UNSPSC commodities.
4 Use it when a contracting workflow needs the purchased item classification rather than the supplier industry code.