82R9956 JAM-D
By: Perry H.B. No. 2591
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exemptions to the licensing and regulation of chemical
dependency counselors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 504.002(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) This chapter does not apply to an activity or service of
a person who:
(1) is employed as a counselor by a federal
institution and is providing chemical dependency counseling within
the scope of the person's employment;
(2) except as provided by Section 504.1515, is a
student, intern, or trainee pursuing a supervised course of study
in counseling at a regionally accredited institution of higher
education or training institution, if the person:
(A) is designated as a "counselor intern"; and
(B) is engaging in the activity or providing the
service as part of the course of study;
(3) is not a resident of this state, if the person:
(A) engages in the activity or provides the
service in this state for not more than 30 days during any year; and
(B) is authorized to engage in the activity or
provide the service under the law of the state of the person's
residence;
(4) is a licensed physician, psychologist,
professional counselor, or social worker;
(5) is a religious leader of a congregation providing
pastoral chemical dependency counseling within the scope of the
person's duties;
(6) is working for or providing counseling with a
program exempt under Subchapter C, Chapter 464, Health and Safety
Code; [or]
(7) is a school counselor certified by the State Board
for Educator Certification; or
(8) is credentialed as a Certified Criminal Justice
Addictions Professional by the International Certification and
Reciprocity Consortium and who provides chemical dependency
counseling through a program or in a facility that receives funding
from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.