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MO HB2597
Bill
Status
2/22/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jon Carpenter
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AI Summary
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Prohibits state officials, employees, boards, commissions, counties, municipalities, school districts, and political subdivisions from discriminating between licensed professional counselors (sections 337.500-337.540) and other mental health professionals licensed under Chapter 337
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Expands non-discrimination protections beyond just regulations to include all laws and enactments by government entities
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Requires equal treatment when government entities require or recommend mental health services that licensed professional counselors may legally perform
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Invalidates any discrimination against licensed professional counselors that was in effect as of August 28, 2016
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Mandates that licensed professional counselors receive the same favorable treatment as any other class of mental health professionals licensed under Chapter 337
Legislative Description
Provides that there shall be no discrimination between professional counselors and other mental health professionals licensed under Chapter 337
Last Action
Referred: Professional Registration and Licensing(H)
5/13/2016