VA HB1500 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Health and Human Services
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Board of Counseling; registration of behavioral health technicians and behavioral health technician trainees. Establishes requirements for the Board of Counseling to register individuals as behavioral health technicians or behavioral health technician trainees. The bill authorizes the Board to promulgate regulations for such registration, including necessary qualifications, education, and experience. The bill removes references to qualified mental health professionals with a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

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Title

Behavioral health technicians and trainees; registration requirements for Board of Counseling.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Health and Human Services
2024-02-01HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23HouseAssigned sub: Health Professions
2024-01-19HouseReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services
2024-01-19HousePresented and ordered printed 24105330D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5412400.1(n/a)See Bill Text
5413500(n/a)See Bill Text
5413505(n/a)See Bill Text
5413518(n/a)See Bill Text
5413519(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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