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Committee advances change to mental-health professional tiers; adds certified peer specialists
Summary
Senate Bill 2079, introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services, would move licensed professional counselors to a higher-tier classification for certain duties and add certified peer support specialists as a defined tier. The Human Services Committee voted unanimously to advance the bill.
The Senate Human Services Committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 2079, a department-request measure that would change how certain behavioral-health workers are classified under state law and recognize certified peer support specialists in statute.
Dr. Shawna Eberhardt of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health Division briefed the committee on the proposal. The change would move licensed professional counselors (LPCs) from tier 3 to tier 2 in section 25-01-01 of the North Dakota Century Code and add certified peer…
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