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Agency bill would standardize clinical‑experience rules for behavioral‑health licensure; PLA backs measure
Summary
The Professional Licensing Agency told the House Committee on Public Health that Senate Bill 216 standardizes clinical experience and supervision requirements across behavioral health professions and would reduce unlicensed practice; the committee heard amendments and deferred final action.
Senate Bill 216, presented to the House Committee on Public Health on Oct. 27, would align clinical‑experience and supervision requirements for several behavioral‑health licenses and repeal an older statute tied to the timing of the “first available examination.” The Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) urged passage as a way to reduce confusing, variable interpretations that can contribute to unlicensed practice.
Nick Hart, deputy director of PLA, said SB 216 would apply the clinical‑experience…
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