Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration. (HB2095)
Introduced By
Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News) with support from co-patrons Del. Joe Lindsey (D-Norfolk), Del. Ken Plum (D-Reston), Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), Del. Marcus Simon (D-Falls Church), and Sen. Jennifer Boysko (D-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Registration of peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals. Authorizes the registration of peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals by the Board of Counseling. The bill defines "qualified mental health professional" as a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified and registered by the Board of Counseling to provide collaborative mental health services for adults or children. The bill requires that a qualified mental health professional provide such services as an employee or independent contractor of a mental health service provider licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill defines "registered peer recovery specialist" as a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified and registered by the Board of Counseling to provide collaborative services to assist individuals in achieving sustained recovery from the effects of addiction or mental illness, or both. The bill requires that a registered peer recovery specialist provide such services as an employee or independent contractor of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a mental health service provider licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a practitioner licensed by or holding a permit issued from the Department of Health Professions, or a facility licensed by the Department of Health. The bill adds qualified mental health professionals and registered peer recovery specialists to the list of mental health providers that are required to take actions to protect third parties under certain circumstances and notify clients of their right to report to the Department of Health Professions any unethical, fraudulent, or unprofessional conduct. The bill directs the Board of Counseling and the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill within 280 days of its enactment. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Committee |
01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101364D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
01/18/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2095) |
01/19/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2095) |
01/24/2017 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (18-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2017 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
01/25/2017 | Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources |
01/31/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) |
02/01/2017 | Reported from Appropriations (19-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Read first time |
02/06/2017 | Read second time |
02/06/2017 | Committee amendments agreed to |
02/06/2017 | Engrossed by House as amended HB2095E |
02/06/2017 | Printed as engrossed 17101364D-E |
02/07/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2095E) |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and passed House (83-Y 12-N) |
02/07/2017 | VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/08/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/16/2017 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2017 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Read third time |
02/20/2017 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/20/2017 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2017 | Enrolled |
02/23/2017 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2095ER) |
02/23/2017 | Impact statement from VDH (HB2095ER) |
02/23/2017 | Signed by Speaker |
02/24/2017 | Signed by President |
02/28/2017 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/28/17 |
02/28/2017 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017 |
03/13/2017 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 418 (effective 7/1/17) |
03/13/2017 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0418) |