Bill Text: NH SB44 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to license requirements for certain alcohol and other drug use professionals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-09 - Signed by the Governor on 08/04/2023; Chapter 0203; Effective 10/03/2023 [SB44 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-SB44-Introduced.html
SB 44-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0855
09/10
SENATE BILL 44-FN
AN ACT relative to license requirements for certain alcohol and other drug use professionals.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill adjusts the licensing requirements for alcohol and other drug use professionals.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0855
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to license requirements for certain alcohol and other drug use professionals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals; Definitions. Amend RSA 330-C:2, IX and X to read as follows:
IX. "Continuum of care network" means public and private substance use care agencies such as detoxification centers, emergency rooms, hospitals, treatment centers, outpatient and day treatment clinics, and community residences for [substance users] individuals with substance use disorder.
X. "Co-occurring disorders " means a diagnosis that includes both a [mental illness] mental health disorder and substance use disorder.
2 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330-C:2, XII to read as follows:
XII. "Facility" means an alcohol and other drug use prevention, intervention, recovery, or treatment agency which is publicly or privately owned, for-profit or not-for-profit, and which is licensed or certified, or required to be licensed or certified by the state, or is under contract to a state agency.
3 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330-C:2, XV to read as follows:
XV. "Master licensed alcohol and drug counselor," or MLADC, means an individual licensed by the board to practice substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorder counseling who meets the qualifications set forth in this chapter.
4 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330-C:10, I to read as follows:
I. The scope of practice of the MLADC is the screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring disorders [only within the context of addressing substance use disorders]. The practice of alcohol and drug counseling and co-occurring disorder counseling includes the following performance areas which encompass the 12 core functions and practice dimensions of addiction counseling:
(a) The performance of clinical evaluations including the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of substance use disorders, [and] mental health disorders and [when they are] co-occurring [with a substance abuse] disorders, and the performance of differential diagnoses. This includes severity assessment and assessment of dangerousness to self or others;
(b) The performance of treatment planning, case management, consultation, education, documentation, and client advocacy;
(c) The performance of counseling including:
(1) Individual, group, family, and significant other counseling;
(2) Crisis prevention and intervention to include enlisting the support of trained personnel to manage risk of harm to self or others;
(3) Co-occurring disorder counseling with the use of integrated models of assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques [within] with and without the context or treatment of a substance use disorder;
(d) Adherence to professional and ethical standards as determined by the board.
5 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330:C-16, II and II-a to read as follows:
II. [Either hold a current LADC license or pass the testing procedures required under RSA 330-C:17, II.] Pass testing procedures of a nationally recognized credentialing entity specified by the board. Such procedures shall be based on the core functions and practice dimensions of substance use and co-occurring disorders counseling.
[II-a. Either hold a current license issued by the board of mental health practice or pass the examination approved by the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals to demonstrate competence to provide co-occurring disorder counseling within the context of substance use counseling.]
6 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330:C-17, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) Have graduated with a bachelor's degree in a clinical mental health, social work, psychology, substance use counseling, addiction studies, criminal justice, human services discipline, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university, obtained 300 hours of alcohol and drug use education within the degree-granting program or separately, completed 4,000 hours of supervised work experience, and completed 300 hours of supervised practical training within the degree-granting program, as part of the supervised work experience or separately.
7 Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Amend RSA 330:C-24, II(c) to read as follows:
(c) For certified recovery support workers, [12] 24 hours of approved continuing education in the 24 months subsequent to the date of certification or re-certification.
8 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0855
1/10/23
SB 44-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to license requirements for certain alcohol and other drug use professionals.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification Fund | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill adjusts and expands the licensing requirements for alcohol and other drug use professionals to include mental health and mental health disorders amongst a variety of other definition changes. The Office of Professional Licensure and Certification states this bill will have an indeterminable impact on State revenue; however, the Office is unable to determine the impact the changes to the license requirements will have on the number of license applications. The OPLC states they do not anticipate any additional expenses attributable to this bill.
It is assumed, the fiscal impact, if any will not occur until after FY 2023.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
