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Senate adopts amendment and passes mental‑health licensure changes to shorten licensing timeline
Summary
Lawmakers adopted Amendment 2 to fourth substitute House Bill 166 and passed the amended bill; sponsors said it reduces licensing and supervision hours by 25% for certain mental‑health professionals and removes an arbitrary two‑year waiting period to obtain licensure.
The Utah Senate adopted an amendment and passed an amended package of mental‑health professional licensing changes on Feb. 22.
Senator Mikel, presenting Amendment Number 2 to the fourth substitute House Bill 166, said the floor amendment excludes interstate‑compact matters to avoid affecting ongoing compact obligations and reflects stakeholder concerns. He described the broader bill as aligning…
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