Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1307
Session 2022A
Mental Health Professionals Technical Changes
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 20, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Donald Valdez
Republican
Andres Pico
Democrat
Dominick Moreno
First Action
Mar 18, 2022
Latest Action
May 20, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1307
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
The act adds mental health professional to the list of individuals and entities that are not held liable for dispensing an opiate antagonist in accordance with the law and updates the definition of "mental health professional" by clarifying that the term includes unlicensed psychotherapists. In the legislative declaration of the mental health practice act, the act adds clinical social worker candidates and addiction counselor candidates to the list of mental health licensee candidates who are subject to disciplinary actions and injunctions by their respective regulatory boards. For the purposes of the practices acts regulating mental health providers, the act updates the definition of "registrant" to include marriage and family therapist candidates and addiction counselor candidates. The act also adds unlicensed psychotherapists to the list of mental health professionals who cannot administer or prescribe drugs or practice medicine. Current law prohibits a person who practices religious ministry from publicly claiming to be any of certain licensed, certified, or registered mental health professional unless the person possesses the proper credentials. The act adds certified addiction specialists and certified addiction technicians to the list of such mental health professionals. Obsolete language is deleted from the social worker practice act, the marriage and family therapist practice act, the licensed professional counselor practice act, and the addiction counselor practice act concerning the initial appointment of members to their respective regulatory boards. The act replaces the term "psychotherapists" with the term "mental health professionals" in the definition of "marriage and family therapy practice". (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (12)
05/20/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/16/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/16/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/14/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/19/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/18/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/12/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/04/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
04/01/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/31/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2022
House
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/18/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Sources
Record Created
Mar 19, 2022 12:43:29 PM
Record Updated
Aug 20, 2022 1:49:17 AM