SB 122: Mental Health Professionals

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Mental Health Professionals; Reclassifying intern registrations as associate registrations for the professions of clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling; deleting the requirement that a licensed mental health professional be present on the premises when registered associates, formerly classified as registered interns, are providing clinical services in a private practice setting, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/20/2024 02:28 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 361 by Brackett, Nix Mental Health Professionals Last Action: 4/11/2025 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee	Identical

• Citations - Statute (7)

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  491.003	Definitions.	Page 1 [pdf]
  491.0045	Intern registration; requirements.	Page 2 [pdf]
  491.005	Licensure by examination.	Page 4 [pdf]
  491.009	Discipline.	Page 9 [pdf]
  491.012	Violations; penalty; injunction.	Page 12 [pdf]
  491.014	Exemptions.	Page 12 [pdf]
  491.0149	Display of license; use of professional title on promotional materials.	Page 13 [pdf]

• Citations - Chapter Law (3)

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  2024-243	Section 42	Page 1 [pdf]
  2024-243	Section 37	Page 2 [pdf]
  2024-243	Section 39	Page 4 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/20/2024	S	• Filed
  1/15/2025	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced