File Code: Health Occupations
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Hubbard, Benson, and V. Turner
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Maryland Professional Counselors and Therapists Act - Corrections
 
Requiring applicants for a license to practice clinical marriage and
family therapy to hold a master's or doctoral degree in a specified
field from an accredited educational institution that is approved by
the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; and
altering the number of credit hours in alcohol and drug counselor
training that are required for qualification as a certified
professional counselor-alcohol and drug or certified association
counselor-alcohol and drug.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/10
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/15
 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/12
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/16
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/22
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/20
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 708
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Counselors -see also- Social Workers
 - Education -see also- Driver Ed; Higher Ed; Special Ed; etc
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Marriage
 - Substance Abuse
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health Occupations
 - (
 17-303 ,
 17-303 ,
 17-402 ,
 17-402 ,
 17-403 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 816087/01     Offered on: March 10, 2010      at:
10:25 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Health and Government Operations
 
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 12, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 
Senate
- April 5, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)