Colorado 2023 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1070 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5
6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 23-0176.01 Yelana Love x2295
8	8	HOUSE BILL 23-1070
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	Health & Insurance
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING THE PRACTICE HOURS RE QUIRED TO OBTAIN LICENSURE101
14	14	AS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL .102
15	15	Bill Summary
16	16	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
17	17	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
18	18	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
19	19	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
20	20	http://leg.colorado.gov
21	21	.)
22	22	Effective January 1, 2024, the bill:
23	23	! Reduces the individual and marriage and family therapy
24	24	practice requirement for licensure as a marriage and family
25	25	therapist from at least 2 years of post-master's or one year
26	26	of postdoctoral practice to at least one year of post-master's
27	27	or one year of postdoctoral practice; and
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Ricks,
30	30	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
31	31	Buckner,
32	32	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
33	33	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
34	34	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Reduces the post-degree clinical supervised practice period
35	35	required for an applicant for licensure as a licensed
36	36	professional counselor from at least 2 years of post-master's
37	37	practice or one year of postdoctoral supervised clinical
38	38	practice to at least one year of post-master's or
39	39	post-doctoral supervised clinical practice.
40	40	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
41	41	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-245-504, amend2
42	42	(1)(d) as follows:3
43	43	12-245-504. Qualifications - examination - licensure and4
44	44	registration. (1) The board shall issue a license as a marriage and family5
45	45	therapist to each applicant who files an application in a form and manner6
46	46	required by the board, submits the fee required by the board pursuant to7
47	47	section 12-245-205, and furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that8
48	48	the applicant:9
49	49	(d) Subsequent to completing the applicant's master's or doctoral10
50	50	degree, has had at least two years
51	51	ONE YEAR of post-master's or one year11
52	52	of postdoctoral practice in individual and marriage and family therapy,12
53	53	including at least one thousand five hundred hours of face-to-face direct13
54	54	client contact as determined by the board for the purpose of assessment14
55	55	and intervention under clinical supervision that may be in person or15
56	56	telesupervision; and16
57	57	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-245-604, amend17
58	58	(1)(d)(I) as follows:18
59	59	12-245-604. Licensure - examination - licensed professional19
60	60	counselors. (1) The board shall issue a license as a licensed professional20
61	61	counselor to each applicant who files an application in a form and manner21
62	62	required by the board, submits the fee required by the board pursuant to22
63	63	HB23-1070-2- section 12-245-205, and furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that1
64	64	the applicant:2
65	65	(d) (I) Has at least two years ONE YEAR of post-master's practice3
66	66	or one year of postdoctoral practice in licensed professional counseling4
67	67	under clinical supervision; and OR5
68	68	SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act6
69	69	takes effect January 1, 2024; except that, if a referendum petition is filed7
70	70	pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this8
71	71	act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period9
72	72	after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,10
73	73	section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the11
74	74	general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take12
75	75	effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the13
76	76	governor.14
77	77	HB23-1070
78	78	-3-