Bill Summary

SB 818 Mental Health Professionals (2021 Session)
Mental Health Professionals; Revising education requirements for licensure by examination as a marriage and family therapist; requiring a licensed mental health professional to be accessible by telephone or other electronic means when a registered intern is providing services through telehealth; deleting a requirement that a licensed mental health professional be on the premises when a registered intern is providing clinical services in a private setting; authorizing courts to appoint mental health professionals licensed under ch. 491, F.S., as experts in criminal cases, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
01/26/21
SENATE
Filed
02/04/21
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules
03/12/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/17/21
SENATE
Favorable by Health Policy; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/17/21
SENATE
Now in Criminal Justice
03/25/21
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 S
03/30/21
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/30/21
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/02/21
SENATE
Now in Rules
04/30/21
SENATE
Died in Rules
0818
Filed on 01/26/21
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Amendment 526946
Filed on 03/29/21
Replaced by CS
Amendment 840726 SA
Filed on 03/29/21
Withdrawn
0818C1
Filed on 03/30/21
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
491.005
916.115
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