75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2010 Special Session

                            Enrolled

                         House Bill 3668

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

                     CHAPTER ................

                             AN ACT

Relating to persons subject to regulation by the Oregon Board of
  Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists; creating new
  provisions; amending section 13, chapter 549, Oregon Laws 2009;
  and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

  SECTION 1. Section 13, chapter 549, Oregon Laws 2009, is
amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 13. + } (1) A person engaged in professional
counseling or marriage and family therapy on   { - the effective
date of this 2009 Act - }   { + January 1, 2010, + } who is not
licensed under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 or exempted from the
provisions of ORS 675.715 to 675.835 by ORS 675.825 may continue
to engage in the practice of professional counseling or marriage
and family therapy if the person applies on or before January 1,
2011, for:
  (a) A license to practice professional counseling or marriage
and family therapy; or
  (b) A registered internship.
  (2) A person may continue to engage in the practice of
professional counseling or marriage and family therapy as
authorized by subsection (1) of this section until the Oregon
Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists makes a
final determination whether to issue a license to the person or
to approve the person's request for a registered internship.
  (3) Subsection (2) of this section applies to persons who:
  (a) Have received a graduate degree;
  (b) Have not fulfilled the supervised hours or other
educational requirements for licensure as a professional
counselor or marriage and family therapist; and
  (c) Are otherwise eligible to receive a license or registered
internship.
  (4)(a) A person practicing professional counseling under this
section without a license or registered internship shall provide
a written statement to all clients treated by the person that the
person is not a licensed professional counselor or registered
intern.
  (b) A person practicing marriage and family therapy under this
section without a license or registered internship shall provide
a written statement to all clients treated by the person that the
person is not a licensed marriage and family therapist or
registered intern.

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    { - (5)(a) A person licensed under ORS 675.715 to 675.835 on
the effective date of this 2009 Act may not practice professional
counseling or marriage and family therapy unless the person has
submitted a written attestation to the board that the person has
training and experience in the diagnosis of mental disorders. - }

    { - (b) The board shall randomly audit attestations submitted
under paragraph (a) of this subsection. - }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) A person licensed under ORS 675.715 to
675.835 on January 1, 2010, may not practice professional
counseling or marriage and family therapy after January 1, 2012,
unless the person has submitted a written attestation to the
Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists
that the person has training and experience in the diagnosis of
mental disorders.
  (2) The board shall randomly audit attestations submitted under
subsection (1) of this section. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2010 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2010 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House February 9, 2010

      ...........................................................
                                             Chief Clerk of House

      ...........................................................
                                                 Speaker of House

Passed by Senate February 20, 2010

      ...........................................................
                                              President of Senate

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Received by Governor:

......M.,............., 2010

Approved:

......M.,............., 2010

      ...........................................................
                                                         Governor

Filed in Office of Secretary of State:

......M.,............., 2010

      ...........................................................
                                               Secretary of State

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