CS/SB 818: Mental Health Professionals
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Burgess
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.
- Health Policy (HP)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
1/26/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
2/4/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 96 |
3/2/2021 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 96 |
3/12/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
3/17/2021 | Senate |
• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 270 • Now in Criminal Justice |
3/25/2021 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building |
3/30/2021 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 343 • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
4/1/2021 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 349 |
4/2/2021 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
4/30/2021 | Senate |
• Died in Rules |