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GA HB972
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Dave Belton
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AI Summary
- Amends licensing requirements for professional counselors in Georgia, requiring a minimum 60 semester hours (or 80 quarter hours) master's degree from a regionally accredited program in clinical counseling or counseling psychology, with an approved supervised internship or practicum, for both associate and full professional counselor licensure
- Removes the board's ability to issue a license without examination to applicants licensed in other jurisdictions with substantially equal requirements (striking Code Section 43-10A-10)
- Requires all persons licensed after April 26, 2006, to have completed a graduate-level course or equivalent related to diagnosing as a condition of license renewal or application, replacing the previous requirement of two personal references from supervisors or teachers
- Eliminates a continuing education requirement that had required the board to develop a diagnosing curriculum by January 1, 2017, and removes the associated exemption for practitioners with at least ten years of experience
- Increases the minimum fine for violations of licensing provisions from $100.00 to $500.00 per offense, with a maximum of $1,000.00 and/or up to 12 months imprisonment, and adds a new exemption for persons undergoing internships or practicums under supervision of a certified rehabilitation counselor
Legislative Description
Professional counselors; licensing requirements; change certain definitions
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-07-01
5/2/2022
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries and Utilities3/16/2022
Regulated Industries1/25/2022
Full Bill Text
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