1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 736

File Code: Health Occupations
Sponsored By:
Senators Craig, Middleton, Dorman, Collins, Conway, Dyson, and Hollinger
Entitled:
Health Occupations - Professional Counselors-Clinical and Professional Counselors-Marriage and Family Therapist-Clinical - Licensure and Regulation

Synopsis:

Establishing requirements for the licensure of professional counselors-clinical and professional counselors-marriage and family therapist-clinical; altering the membership and specified duties and powers of the State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors; excluding specified persons from specified licensure requirements; altering circumstances under which requirements of Title 17 of the Health - General Article may be waived; requiring the Board to report on specified assessments and recommendations; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/5
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Special Order later (The President) Adopted
Special Order 3/27 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
3/27
Third Reading Passed (36-10)
4/6
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Craig, Hollinger, Sfikas
House Action
3/26
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/31
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Mossburg) Adopted
4/3
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-1)
Sponsored by:
Senator David R. Craig, District 34
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ALCOHOLISM
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
COUNSELORS
DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES
MARRIAGE -see also- ANNULMENT; DIVORCE
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 9-109.1 )
Health Occupations
( 17-101 , 17-103.1 , 17-104 , 17-202 , 17-205 , 17-301 , 17-302 , 17-302.2 , 17-302.4 , 17-302.4 , 17-302.5 , 17-303 , 17-304 , 17-306.1 , 17-307 , 17-308 , 17-309 , 17-310 , 17-311 , 17-312 , 17-313 , 17-316 , 17-401 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 584800/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 25, 1997 at: 11:20 Status: Adopted
House
Number: 109174/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 16:35 Status: Adopted