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House approves endorsement pathway allowing some military chaplains to seek counselor licensure after sharp floor debate
Summary
After extended debate over training equivalency and patient safety, the House passed a bill establishing a licensure-by-endorsement pathway for certain military chaplains and related veterans or spouses to receive counseling licenses, with proponents citing workforce capacity and opponents warning about diagnostic and accreditation differences.
The Idaho House on March 9 narrowly approved a measure to create a pathway for military chaplains (and certain veterans or spouses) to obtain counseling licensure by endorsement, setting off a lengthy floor debate about training equivalency and public-safety safeguards.
Sponsor testimony explained the bill’s intent: to recognize training that military chaplains receive and to create a process by which a licensing authority can grant licensure by endorsement to a chaplain, a veteran, or a spouse who meets defined criteria. The sponsor distributed a chart…
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