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SPONSOR: |
SPAC |
DATE TYPED: |
3/08/03 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Revise Counseling and Therapy Act |
SB |
CS/614/aSPACS |
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ANALYST: |
Maloy |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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NFI |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
REVENUE
Estimated Revenue |
Subsequent Years Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
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Indeterminate |
Recurring |
OSF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Revenue
Relates
to and conflicts with HB 714 and SB 733.
Responses
Received From
Regulation
and Licensing Department, Counseling and Therapy Board
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of SPAC Amendment
The Senate Public
Affairs Committee has amended SB 614/aSPACS to remove wording in an exemption
to the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act and its licensure requirements that
required exempted peer counselors for domestic violence to “work under
appropriate supervision in a nonprofit corporation, association or similar
entity”.
With this amendment,
these peer counselors (who are not required to be licensed) will not need to be
associated with a nonprofit corporation, association or similar entity.
Given the nature of
domestic violence and its prominence in New Mexico, this is a sound change.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
The Senate Public
Affairs Committee Substitute to Senate Bill 614 amends the Counseling and
Therapy Practice Act as follows:
Significant
Issues
Currently, three bills
amending the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act have been introduced during
this legislative session. These include
SB 614, SB 773 and HB 714. The regulation
and licensing department is concerned about the numerous conflicts among these
bills. Therefore, the department has
been working with the various bill sponsors on a substitute bill for a comprehensive
revision of the act.
This bill is the
comprehensive revision that is intended to supercede the other bills.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no fiscal
implications for the state, except that the addition of the “counseling as a registered
mental health counselor” to the practices requiring licensure may result in
additional license and renewal fees for the board. Any fees generated by the board are OSF.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE
ISSUES
A number of the
changes proposed to this statute could and should be made through rules and
regulations adopted by the board. This
would prevent the board from having to come back to the legislature to make
changes to the provisions due to developments and/or advancements in the various
practices.