HF 735

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:41am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; changing licensure laws to include licensed
professional counselors as licensed mental health professionals; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245.462, subdivision 18.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245.462, subdivision 18, is amended to
read:

Subd. 18.

Mental health professional.

"Mental health professional" means a
person providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness who is qualified in at
least one of the following ways:

(1) in psychiatric nursing: a registered nurse who is licensed under sections 148.171
to 148.285; and:

(i) who is certified as a clinical specialist or as a nurse practitioner in adult or family
psychiatric and mental health nursing by a national nurse certification organization; or

(ii) who has a master's degree in nursing or one of the behavioral sciences or related
fields from an accredited college or university or its equivalent, with at least 4,000 hours
of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in the treatment
of mental illness;

(2) in clinical social work: a person licensed as an independent clinical social worker
under chapter 148D, or a person with a master's degree in social work from an accredited
college or university, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in
the delivery of clinical services in the treatment of mental illness;

(3) in psychology: an individual licensed by the Board of Psychology under sections
148.88 to 148.98 who has stated to the Board of Psychology competencies in the diagnosis
and treatment of mental illness;

(4) in psychiatry: a physician licensed under chapter 147 and certified by the
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or eligible for board certification in
psychiatry;

(5) in marriage and family therapy: the mental health professional must be a
marriage and family therapist licensed under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39 with at least
two years of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in
the treatment of mental illness; deleted text begin or
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(6) in allied fields: a person with a master's degree from an accredited college or
university in one of the behavioral sciences or related fields, with at least 4,000 hours of
post-master's supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services in the treatment of
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new text begin (7) a licensed professional clinical counselor under section 148B.5301.
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