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Bill would remove longstanding exemption allowing unlicensed school staff to provide psychotherapy
Summary
Representative Erica Leon told the committee House Bill 227 would eliminate an old statutory exemption that allowed psychotherapy activities by school employees who were not licensed under the psychotherapy statute; sponsors said the change would align state law with current credentialing paths and close a gap that could permit unsafe practices.
Representative Erica Leon (Derry) told the Senate committee House Bill 227 would remove a statutory exemption in the psychotherapy statutes that historically allowed certain school employees to provide psychotherapy while credentialed through the Department of Education rather than the medical boards. Leon said the change reflects developments since the 1970s and 2012 that created separate, credentialing routes for school psychologists and that continuing the exemption could allow…
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