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1996 SESSION
HB 1466 Professional regulation; substance abuse counselors.
Introduced by: L. Karen Darner | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Professional regulation; substance abuse treatment professionals. Revises the regulation of certified substance abuse counselors to require licensure of three levels of substance abuse treatment professionals, i.e., licensed masters substance abuse treatment practitioners, licensed substance abuse treatment providers, and licensed substance abuse treatment assistants. This regulatory scheme will license individuals with masters' degrees to provide independent treatment, assessment, etc.; individuals with bachelors' degrees to perform treatment, assessment, etc., under the direction of an individual licensed as a masters substance abuse treatment practitioner or holding equivalent credentials; and individuals with high school diplomas or a GED or other certificate to conduct orientation, implementation of treatment planning, case management, crisis intervention, etc., under the supervision of a licensed masters substance abuse treatment practitioner or licensed substance abuse treatment provider. The composition and name of the existing board is changed to include two substance abuse treatment professionals, i.e., the Board membership is increased from nine to eleven and renamed the Board of Professional Counselors, Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals, and Marriage and Family Therapists. The Board will continue to have a majority of professional counselors in its membership as this bill requires that five members must be professional counselors. A second enactment grandfathers individuals who are certified substance abuse counselors into this program by requiring the Board, upon the effective date of the new licensure regulations, to license these individuals at one of the three levels of substance abuse treatment professional licensure. To become effective, a third enactment requires that this act must be reenacted by the 1997 Session of the General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 961587196 pdf
- 02/09/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967901196-H1 pdf
- 03/04/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 966439729-S1 pdf
- 03/19/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1466ER) pdf
- 05/01/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1036) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 961587196
- 01/22/96 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/29/96 House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 2
- 02/09/96 House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/96 House: Committee substitute printed 967901196-H1
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time
- 02/12/96 House: Committee substitute agreed to 967901196-H1
- 02/12/96 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 967901196-H1
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/20/96 Senate: Assigned to Ed. & Health sub-committee: Health Professions
- 03/04/96 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 03/04/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 966439729-S1
- 03/05/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/06/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 966439729-S1
- 03/06/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/06/96 Senate: Amendment by Mr. Saslaw agreed to
- 03/06/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 966439729-ES1
- 03/06/96 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (19-Y 17-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (19-Y 17-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: Passed Senate with sub. w/amd. (21-Y 15-N)
- 03/06/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (21-Y 15-N)
- 03/07/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/96 House: Senate sub. w/amd. agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/07/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/19/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1466ER)
- 03/25/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (36-Y 1-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (36-Y 1-N)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/96 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 1036 (effective 7/1/96)
- 05/01/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1036)