Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, prohibits, except as provided, a person from practicing or advertising the performance of professional clinical counseling services without a license. The act defines "professional clinical counseling" to exclude the assessment or treatment of couples or families unless the professional clinical counselor has completed specified training and education requirements. Existing law authorizes an out-of-state professional clinical counselor licensee at the highest level for independent clinical practice to be licensed as a professional clinic counselor in this state if that person meets certain requirements, and permits that person to treat couples or families if that person meets certain additional requirements. The act requires supervised experience that is obtained for the purpose of qualifying for licensure to be related to the practice of professional clinical counseling and comply with specified requirements, including by requiring at least 150 hours of clinical experience in a hospital or community mental health setting, as defined. A violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor.
California AB 462 (20212022) — Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act.
Existing law, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, prohibits, except as provided, a person from practicing or advertising the performance of professional clinical counseling services without a license. The act defines "professional clinical counseling" to exclude the assessment or treatment of couples or families unless the professional clinical counselor has completed specified training and education requirements. Existing law authorizes an out-of-state professional clinical counselor licensee at the highest level for independent clinical practice to be licensed as a professional clinic counselor in this state if that person meets certain requirements, and permits that person to treat couples or families if that person meets certain additional requirements. The act requires supervised experience that is obtained for the purpose of qualifying for licensure to be related to the practice of professional clinical counseling and comply with specified requirements, including by requiring at least 150 hours of clinical experience in a hospital or community mental health setting, as defined. A violation of the act is punishable as a misdemeanor.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2021-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2021-02-18 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2021-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 19. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-04-28 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 28). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2021-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1335.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-06 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-05-19 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2021-06-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-06-30 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2021-07-15 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-30 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-09-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2456.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-09-07 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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