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Senate passes Behavioral Health Amendments to restrict unlicensed mental-health practice
Summary
Senate Bill 48, described by supporters as guardrails for nonregulated 'life coaches,' passed the Senate 26-0. Sponsors said the bill requires people who diagnose or treat mental-health conditions to be licensed; it also creates an education enforcement fund.
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 48, "Behavioral Health Amendments," after floor debate, approving the measure 26-0 with three absent. Sponsor Senator McKell said the bill targets people who market mental-health services without appropriate licensure and establishes an enforcement mechanism for education and compliance.
"If you're going to practice mental health, if you're gonna discuss…
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