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2024 SESSION

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SB 403 Behavioral health technicians, etc.; scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications.

Introduced by: Tara A. Durant | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Behavioral health technicians; behavioral health technician assistants; qualified mental health professionals; qualified mental health professional-trainees; scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications. Adds behavioral health technicians and behavioral health technician assistants to the professions governed by the Board of Counseling. The bill also establishes qualification, scope of practice, and supervision requirements for qualified mental health professionals and qualified mental health professional-trainees. The bill directs the Board of Counseling to adopt regulations governing the behavioral health technician, behavioral health technician assistant, qualified mental health professional, and qualified mental health professional-trainee professions by November 1, 2024, and for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services to promulgate regulations that align with the regulations adopted by the Board of Counseling in accordance with the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104589D  pdf
• 02/01/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106800D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107813D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB403ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104589D
• 01/09/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/16/24  Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health Professions
• 02/01/24  Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106800D-S1
• 02/02/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/24  Senate: Read second time
• 02/05/24  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/05/24  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24106800D-S1
• 02/05/24  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB403S1
• 02/06/24  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/24  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/24  House: Read first time
• 02/13/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 02/13/24  House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
• 02/22/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24107813D-H1
• 02/29/24  House: Read second time
• 03/01/24  House: Read third time
• 03/01/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107813D-H1
• 03/01/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB403H1
• 03/01/24  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/24  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/24  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Title replaced 24107813D-H1
• 03/08/24  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/24  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB403ER)
• 03/08/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/05/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/05/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)