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CS/SB 884: Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Baxley

Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors; Defining the terms “certified master social worker” and “practice of generalist social work”; requiring the Department of Health to certify an applicant for designation as a certified master social worker under certain circumstances; requiring the use of applicable professional titles by licensees, certificate holders, provisional licensees, and registrants on social media and other specified materials, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2019 Senate • Filed
2/19/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 98
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 97
3/25/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/27/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/1/2019 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 283
4/2/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2019 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 315
4/11/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/16/19, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2019 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 378
• Now in Appropriations
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations