Committee approves changes to behavioral health licensure rules, eases coursework requirement

Mar 18, 2025

A House public-health committee advanced an amended licensing bill that would remove statutory content-area coursework mandates for four behavioral-health professions and allow bachelor'level social workers to sit for licensing exams during their final semester.

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The House Public Health Committee on Feb. 16 advanced an amended bill that would remove statutory, content-area coursework requirements for four behavioral-health professions and make a parity adjustment allowing some bachelor'level social work students to sit for licensure exams in their final semester.

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