Originally published: . Volume 13, No. 6. Source pages: 7.
SB 213 was reported with amendments from committee with a 10 to 0 vote on June 17. The measure was referred to the Legislative Bureau and then reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. It is pending House final passage. The present law provides that an individual rendering any CPST services for a licensed and accredited provider agency shall hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in the field of counseling, social work, psychology, or sociology. Sen. Luneau's proposed law changes present law to require an individual rendering the assessment and treatment planning components of CPST services to be a fully licensed mental health professional. Proposed law further provides that an individual rendering all other components of CPST services shall be a fully licensed mental health professional, a provisionally licensed professional counselor, a provisionally licensed marriage and family therapist, a licensed master social worker, a certified social worker, or a psychology intern from an American Psychological Association approved internship program.
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