H.B. 363

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MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ACT

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Michael S. Kennedy

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions for externship licenses issued by the Division of
             11      Occupational and Professional Licensing.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    amends provisions for an externship license issued under the Social Worker
             15      Licensing Act, the Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Act, or the Clinical
             16      Mental Health Counselor Licensing Act.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23           58-60-117 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 179
             24     
             25      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             26          Section 1. Section 58-60-117 is amended to read:
             27           58-60-117. Externship licenses.


             28          (1) The division shall issue a temporary license under Part 2, Social Worker Licensing
             29      Act, Part 3, Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Act, or Part 4, Clinical Mental Health
             30      Counselor Licensing Act, of this chapter to a person who:
             31          (a) submits an application for licensure under Part 2, Social Worker Licensing Act,
             32      Part 3, Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing Act, or Part 4, Clinical Mental Health
             33      Counselor Licensing Act;
             34          (b) pays a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             35          (c) holds an earned doctoral degree or master's degree in a discipline that is a
             36      prerequisite for practice as a mental health therapist;
             37          (d) has [one or more deficiencies] a deficiency, as defined by division rule, in course
             38      work[, experience, or training];
             39          (e) provides mental health therapy as an employee of a public or private organization,
             40      which provides mental health therapy, while under the supervision of a person licensed under
             41      this chapter; and
             42          (f) is of good moral character and has no disciplinary action pending or in effect
             43      against the applicant in connection with the practice of mental health therapy, in any
             44      jurisdiction.
             45          (2) A temporary license issued under this section shall expire upon the earlier of:
             46          (a) issuance of the license applied for; or
             47          (b) three years from the date the temporary license was issued.
             48          (3) The temporary license issued under this section is an externship license.




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