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2019 House Bill 4325: Revise clinical counselor licensure details
Public Act 96 of 2019
Introduced by Rep. Aaron Miller (R) on March 12, 2019
To modify scope of practice and licensing requirements for licensed professional counselors, which prescribes the extent and limits of the medical interventions a licensee may perform. The bill is said to be a response to rules proposed by state regulators to remove the ability of professional counselors to diagnose and offer psychotherapy. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on March 12, 2019
Reported in the House on September 24, 2019
Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted.
Referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on September 24, 2019
Reported in the House on October 8, 2019
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-7) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Received in the Senate on October 10, 2019
Referred to the Senate Health Policy and Human Services Committee on October 10, 2019
Reported in the Senate on October 17, 2019
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on October 29, 2019