HOUSE BILL 1247

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hubbard

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Clinical Marriage and Family Therapists - Dual Licensure Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists to waive licensure requirements for an applicant to practice clinical marriage and family therapy who is licensed as a psychologist, certified social worker-clinical, clinical professional counselor, clinical alcohol and drug counselor, psychiatrist, or psychiatric nurse who meet specified qualifications; prohibiting specified individuals from serving as the marriage and family therapist member of the Board; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/18

First Reading Health and Government Operations

3/3

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/4

Hearing cancelled

3/9

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Counselors -see also- Social Workers

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses

Marriage

Nurses

Psychiatrists

Psychologists

Social Workers

Substance Abuse

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 17-306 , 17-306.1 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations