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AL HB61
Bill
Status
Engrossed
5/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Randy Davis
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 34-17A-3 of the Alabama Code to expand the definition of marriage and family therapy to explicitly include the diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders
- Adds "diagnose" to the list of activities marriage and family therapists may perform alongside assessing, understanding, and treating emotional and mental problems
- Maintains existing restrictions preventing marriage and family therapists from performing psychological testing, administering medication, admitting patients to hospitals, prescribing drugs, or describing procedures as "psychological"
- Adds psychotherapy to the list of therapy types included within the practice of marriage and family therapy
- Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor
Legislative Description
Marriage and Family Therapy Board, practice of marriage and family therapy further defined to include diagnosis of mental and emotional problems, certain limitations deleted, Sec. 34-17A-3 am'd.
Marriage and Family Therapy, Board of Examiners in
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
5/11/2017
Committee Referrals
Governmental Affairs5/11/2017
Boards, Agencies and Commissions2/7/2017
Full Bill Text
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