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Sponsors |
Sen. Robinson, Katrina - EXPELLED 02-02-22; Rep. Parkinson, Antonio |
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Summary |
Waives licensure fees for healthcare professionals from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025. Requires licensing authorities to refund the portion of any licensure fee paid to the authority that is credited to a healthcare provider for that period of time. Broadly captioned. |
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Amendment Summary |
House Health Subcommittee amendment 1 (004639) waives the licensing fee for 1 year or until the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Senate Status |
04/13/21 - Taken off notice in Senate Health & Welfare Committee. |
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House Status |
04/06/21 - Failed in House Health Subcommittee after adopting amendment 1 (004639). |
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Professional counseling services to individuals held in correctional or detention facilities. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Robinson, Katrina - EXPELLED 02-02-22; Rep. Cooper, Barbara |
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Summary |
Permits community schools and communities of schools to establish programs to make professional counseling services available to individuals held in correctional or detention facilities in this state. Specifies that the professional counseling services may be provided by federal and state licensed agencies, nonprofits, and private corporations. |
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Senate Status |
04/07/21 - Failed in Senate Education Committee. |
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House Status |
04/14/21 - Re-referred to House Calendar & Rules. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Bowling, Janice; Rep. Ragan, John |
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Summary |
Prohibits the providing or facilitating the provision of sexual identity change to a minor who has not entered puberty. Prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have entered puberty unless a parent or guardian has written recommendations for the therapy from at least three physicians. Treats violations of this section as child abuse. Broadly captioned. |
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Senate Status |
02/11/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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House Status |
02/09/22 - House Health Committee deferred to special calendar to be published with the final calendar. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Bowling, Janice; Rep. Doggett, Clay |
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Summary |
Establishes that reports of a reasonable suspicion of child abuse must include the name and contact information of the person making the report. |
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Senate Status |
02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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House Status |
03/17/21 - House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee deferred to summer study. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Whitson, Sam |
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Summary |
As amended enacts the Interstate Compact for License Portability Act for professional counseling services. One of the stated purposes of the compact is to increase public access to professional counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses. The compact defines "professional counseling" as the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health conditions by a licensed professional counselor and defines "licensed professional counselor" as a counselor licensed by a member state, regardless of the title used by that state, to independently assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions. |
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Senate Status |
04/28/22 - Senate concurred in House amendment 2 (013189). |
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House Status |
04/27/22 - House passed with amendment 2 (013189). |
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Executive Status |
06/01/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 1088 effective May 27, 2022 (18 pages). |
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Public Chapter |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Rose, Paul; Rep. Moody, Debra |
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Summary |
Enacts the "Every Mom Matters Act," which requires a pregnant woman to complete a free resource access consultation provided by the state that shares free services available to the mother before obtaining an abortion. Specifies the requirements for the consultation. |
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Senate Status |
02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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House Status |
03/01/21 - Referred to House Health Subcommittee. |
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Requires LEAs to implement an adverse childhood experiences (ACE) program. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Kyle, Sara; Rep. Gillespie, John |
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Summary |
Requires LEAs to develop a program to provide mental and behavioral health services to students with adverse childhood experiences. Mandates that LEAs conduct a training seminar on adverse childhood experiences for parents and community-based health providers at least once annually. Establishes a reporting and referral process for children that have four or more adverse childhood experiences for the purposes of the child receiving mental and behavioral health services. |
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Senate Status |
02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Education Committee. |
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House Status |
03/29/22 - House K-12 Subcommittee deferred to next available meeting, which is subject to call of the chair. |
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Development of an adverse childhood experiences training program by LEA. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Akbari, Raumesh; Rep. Sparks, Mike |
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Summary |
Requires LEAs to notify the department of education if they develop their own adverse childhood experience training program for school leaders and teachers. Broadly captioned. |
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Senate Status |
03/31/21 - Taken off notice in Senate Education Committee. |
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House Status |
02/24/21 - Caption bill held on House clerk's desk. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Roberts, Kerry; Rep. Ragan, John |
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Summary |
Extends the Interstate Compact on Mental Health to June 30, 2030. |
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Senate Status |
02/03/22 - Senate passed. |
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House Status |
02/24/22 - House passed. |
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Executive Status |
03/14/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0629 effective March 11, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Codifies the Acts of the 2021 regular and extraordinary sessions. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Johnson, Jack; Rep. Lamberth, William |
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Summary |
Codifies the Acts of the 2021 regular and extraordinary sessions. |
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Senate Status |
01/31/22 - Senate passed. |
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House Status |
02/14/22 - House passed. |
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Executive Status |
03/07/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0620 effective February 28, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Court may order a person into an assisted outpatient mental health treatment program. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Massey, Becky; Rep. Rudd, Tim |
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Summary |
Allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met. Provides a process for parents, legal guardians, spouses, licensed physicians, licensed psychologists, or law enforcement officers to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient. Establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals (18 pp.). |
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Senate Status |
01/24/22 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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House Status |
01/28/22 - Referred to House Health Subcommittee. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Watson, Bo; Rep. Terry, Bryan |
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Summary |
Expands the definition of provider-based telemedicine to include HIPAA compliant audio-only conversations for the provision of healthcare services beyond behavioral health services when other means are unavailable. Broadly captioned. |
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Amendment Summary |
Senate amendment 1 (015805) allows the use of a HIPPA compliant audio-only conversation when other telemedicine services are not available and requires that the patientâs financial responsibility for the audio-only encounter be consistent with that of other in-person or video encounters. |
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Senate Status |
03/14/22 - Senate passed with amendment 1 (015805). |
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House Status |
03/21/22 - House concurred in Senate amendment 1 (015805). |
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Executive Status |
04/13/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0807 effective April 8, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Watson, Bo; Rep. Terry, Bryan |
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Summary |
Enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to facilitate interstate practice of occupational therapy for the purposes of improving public access to occupational therapy through mutual recognition of member state licenses. Also enacts the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact" to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. |
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Senate Status |
03/31/22 - Senate passed. |
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House Status |
03/24/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (013694) and amendment 2 (014358). |
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Executive Status |
04/25/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0839 effective April 19, 2022 (35 pages). |
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Public Chapter |
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Provides enforcement to ban high school transgender athletes. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Hensley, Joey; Rep. Ragan, John |
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Summary |
Empowers the commissioner of education to withhold state funds from otherwise eligible LEAs should they refuse or fail to comply with current law regarding determination of a student’s gender for purposes of student participation in sports. Obligates schools to abide by specific requirement to determine a student’s gender for participation in sports, by reporting sex at time of birth. Specifies that this section does not apply to an LEA that fails or refuses to comply with these requirements in response to a court or other legally binding order that prohibits the LEA from complying. |
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Senate Status |
04/11/22 - Senate passed. |
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House Status |
03/31/22 - House passed. |
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Executive Status |
04/29/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0909 effective April 22, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Hensley, Joey; Rep. Ragan, John |
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Summary |
Prohibits males from participating in higher education athletic events that are designated for females. Requires institutions of higher education to rely on birth certificates near or at the time of birth, or another form of proof if a birth certificate is not available, to determine the sex of the student. Creates a private cause of action for any relief or damages if a higher education school deprives a student of access to an athletic opportunity or causes harm to the student. |
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Senate Status |
01/27/22 - Referred to Senate Education Committee. |
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House Status |
01/31/22 - Withdrawn in House. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Pody, Mark; Rep. Reedy, Jay |
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Summary |
Increases from under 16 years of age to under 18 years of age, the age of a minor for whom a parent, guardian, legal custodian, or caregiver under the Power of Attorney for Care of a Minor Child Act must give written, active, informed and voluntarily signed consent in order for universal mental health or socioemotional screening in a school setting to be permitted for the minor. Broadly captioned. |
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Senate Status |
03/22/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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House Status |
03/22/22 - Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee. |
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Mental and behavioral health screenings for all students in kindergarten through eighth grade. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Gilmore, Brenda; Rep. Clemmons, John |
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Summary |
Requires the department of education to direct each local school board to develop a plan to conduct mental health screenings and behavioral health screenings, to assess effects of COVID-19 pandemic, on each student in grades K-8 during the 2022-2023 school year. Broadly captioned. |
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Senate Status |
02/03/22 - Referred to Senate Education Committee. |
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House Status |
02/07/22 - Referred to House K-12 Subcommittee. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Ramsey, Bob |
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Summary |
Changes the requirements for a professional mental health service provider. Changes now require a degree related to aspects of the job, two completed years of a post graduate experience in a supervised clinical setting, completed internship or other supervised practicum allowing practice of tasks related to the job. Allows a temporary license to be granted until all requirements are met, and the board will reevaluate approval for licensure. |
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Senate Status |
02/03/22 - Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee. |
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House Status |
03/15/22 - House Health Subcommittee deferred to 03/22/22. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Yager, Ken; Rep. Hawk, David |
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Summary |
Removes deadline for allowing mental health telehealth services. Allows graduate and post-graduate mental health professionals to provide supervised telehealth services. |
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Senate Status |
03/21/22 - Senate passed. |
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House Status |
02/28/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (014001). |
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Executive Status |
04/08/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 0766 effective April 1, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Briggs, Richard; Rep. Ramsey, Bob |
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Summary |
Updates requirements for professional counselors seeking licensure. Allows for a temporary license to be valid for up to four years and to be eligible for extension at the discretion of the Board of Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and Clinical Pastoral Therapists (Board). Effective July 1, 2022 for purposes of promulgating rules and January 1, 2023 for all other purposes. |
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Senate Status |
03/24/22 - Senate passed with amendment 1 (014047). |
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House Status |
04/25/22 - House passed. |
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Executive Status |
05/18/22 - Enacted as Public Chapter 1040 effective July 1, 2022. |
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Public Chapter |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Bell, Mike; Rep. Cochran, Mark |
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Summary |
Declares that a teacher or other employee at a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student by their preferred pronouns if they are not consistent with the student’s biological sex. Exempts employees from adverse employment action for not using a student’s preferred pronoun. |
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Senate Status |
04/27/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee. |
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House Status |
04/25/22 - House passed with amendment 1 (014925). |
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Study of utilization of provider-based telemedicine among persons over 65. |
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Sponsors |
Sen. Bailey, Paul; Rep. Windle, John |
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Summary |
Requires the department of health to study the utilization of provider-based telemedicine among persons over 65 years of age, with an emphasis on usage among persons who are unable to travel independently or who use telemedicine solely for the purpose of renewing prescriptions for life-sustaining medications. Requires the department to report its findings to the health-related committees of the general assembly and the legislative librarian by December 15, 2022. |
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Senate Status |
03/15/22 - Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. |
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House Status |
02/08/22 - Referred to House Insurance Subcommittee. |
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