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Committee sends definition change for 'mental health professional' to the floor; peers added to tier list
Summary
The committee approved Senate Bill 2079 to move Licensed Professional Counselors from a higher tier into tier 2 and to add certified peer support specialists to tier 4 of the state mental health professional definitions; supporters said the change will expand the available workforce for certain evaluations and petitions.
The Senate Human Services Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2079, which would change North Dakota’s statutory definition of mental health professionals so licensed professional counselors (LPC) are placed in tier 2 and certified peer support specialists are added to tier 4.
Dr. Shauna Eberhardt of the Department of Health and Human Services told the committee the department requested the bill to increase workforce flexibility. "The requested change would move licensed…
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