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SB 858: Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Counselor Interns

GENERAL BILL by Legg

Clinical Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Counselor Interns; Revising clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, and mental health counselor intern registration requirements; revising requirements for supervision of registered interns; deleting specified education and experience requirements; establishing validity periods and providing for expiration of intern registrations; establishing requirements for a subsequent intern registration and for an applicant who has held a provisional license; requiring a licensed mental health professional to be on the premises when a registered intern provides services in clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/4/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241) -SJ 714
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2015 Senate • Filed
    12/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 65
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
    2/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/09/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/9/2016 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 344
    2/12/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/17/16, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    2/17/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 425
    2/24/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/29/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
    3/2/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
    3/4/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 714
    • Substituted CS/HB 373 -SJ 714
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241) -SJ 714

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  • SB 858, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/16/2015 at 1:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2016 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2016 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2016 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/29/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 373 (er) Mental Health Counseling Interns Burgess Similar Last Action: 3/24/2016 Chapter No. 2016-80, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241)
    Location: Became Law
    H 7097 (c2) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/4/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/SB 12 (Ch. 2016-241) -HJ 749
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 12 (er) Mental Health and Substance Abuse Garcia Compare Last Action: 4/15/2016 Chapter No. 2016-241, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2016-127), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65)
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/9/2016 10:00 AM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/17/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/29/2016 1:00 PM Fiscal Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    491.0045 Intern registration; requirements. Page 2 (pdf)
    491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 4 (pdf)
    491.012 Violations; penalty; injunction. Page 8 (pdf)

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