Bill Text: TX HB2502 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the definition of "non-physician mental health professional" for purposes of the Texas Mental Health Code.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-23 - Referred to Public Health [HB2502 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2502-Introduced.html
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| By: Coleman | H.B. No. 2502 | |
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| relating to the definition of "non-physician mental health | ||
| professional" for purposes of the Texas Mental Health Code. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 571.003(15), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (15) "Non-physician mental health professional" | ||
| means: | ||
| (A) a person who is: | ||
| (i) a psychologist licensed to practice in | ||
| this state and designated as a health-service provider; | ||
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| master's or doctoral degree in psychiatric nursing; | ||
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| worker; | ||
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| counselor licensed to practice in this state; [ |
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| therapist licensed to practice in this state; or | ||
| (vi) a licensed physician assistant; or | ||
| (B) a person: | ||
| (i) whose practice does not include | ||
| diagnosis or psychological services typically performed by: | ||
| (a) a psychologist licensed to | ||
| practice in this state and designated as a health-service provider; | ||
| (b) a registered nurse with a master's | ||
| or doctoral degree in psychiatric nursing; | ||
| (c) a licensed clinical social | ||
| worker; | ||
| (d) a licensed professional counselor | ||
| licensed to practice in this state; or | ||
| (e) a licensed marriage and family | ||
| therapist licensed to practice in this state; and | ||
| (ii) who is a licensed occupational | ||
| therapist licensed to practice in this state. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
