SB 571 (2021)
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
01/21/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means
IL Co-sponsor Rep. Schakowsky, Janice
Rep. Underwood, Lauren
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Medicare A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. S 828
To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment to reduce gun violence. HR 137 -
01/04/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary
IOWA Licensure proposed changes
The Iowa Board of Behavioral Health is considering changes to its Educational Qualifications for Mental Health Counselors. In the Professional Orientation curriculum, the Board proposes to replace the American Counseling Association with the American Mental Health Counselors Association as the primary one to be studied, despite ACA's much longer history and larger membership.
More significantly, under the Ethical Standards curriculum, the Board proposes to replace ACA with AMHCA as the source of counselor ethics to be studied. ACA's Code of Ethics is the standard across the nation. Moreover, it is the code of ethics adopted and used by the Iowa Board of Behavioral Health. There is no logical reason to adopt the code of ethics of one association for all counselors to work under and then require students to learn about the ethical standards of a different association.
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Legislation from 116th Congress
School Mental
Mental Health Services for Students Act
Latest Action: Passed House failed Senate116th Congress over
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019
HR2431 Introduced 5/8/19
Compact Legislation for Interstate Counselor Licensure
ACA's Licensure Compact Project
GA HB395
Professional Counselors Licensure Compact Act
Signed into law
Fingerprint, criminal background check, 60 credit hour degree in counseling or meet list of classes
SB 0571 Professional Counselors Licensure
Compact Act
Signed into law May 18, 2021
Nebraska LB 554 Professional Counselors Licensure
LB 554 (2021)
SB 1027 (2021)
Deleware Drafting
Other possibles: AL, LA, TX, NH, ID, CO, MO, WA, AZ, OH, OK