Bill Text For HB3330 - Senate Floor Version

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  |BILL NO. 3330                        By: Roe, May, Provenzano, and     |
 4|                                         Munson of the House           |
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 6|                                         Rosino of the Senate          |
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 9|       An Act relating to mental health; providing for                 |
  |       definitions; mandating certain application                      |
10|       information for behavioral health professionals;                |
  |       mandating certain renewal information for behavioral            |
11|       health professionals; providing for promulgation of             |
  |       rules; providing for annual report to the                       |
12|       Legislature; providing for codification; and                    |
  |       providing an effective date.                                    |
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15|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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16|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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17|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-335 of Title 43A, unless there   |
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18|is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:               |
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19|    A.  As used in this section:                                       |
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20|    1.  "Board" means any of the following:                            |
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21|         a.    the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists,          |
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22|         b.    the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure,         |
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23|         c.    the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers,    |
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24|              or                                                       |
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 1|         d.    the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug         |
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 2|              Counselors;                                              |
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 3|    2.  "Licensed mental health professional" means an individual      |
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 4|who holds any type of license pursuant to the:                         |
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 5|         a.    Psychologists Licensing Act,                            |
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 6|         b.    Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact,                 |
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 7|         c.    Licensed Professional Counselors Act,                   |
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 8|         d.    Janet Phillips Act of 2023,                             |
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 9|         e.    Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act,             |
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10|         f.    Social Worker's Licensing Act, or                       |
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11|         g.    Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act; and           |
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12|    3.  "Certified mental health professional" means an individual     |
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13|who holds any type of certification pursuant to the Unified            |
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14|Community Mental Health Services Act.                                  |
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15|    B.  Every applicant for a behavioral health certification or       |
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16|license issued by a designated board shall provide the following       |
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17|information:                                                           |
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18|    1.  Demographic information, including race, ethnicity, gender,    |
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19|date of birth, and languages spoken;                                   |
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20|    2.  Educational background, training information, internship       |
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21|information, if applicable, and location of internship or program      |
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22|attended; and                                                          |
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23|    3.  If the applicant has any other mental health certifications    |
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24|or licenses.                                                           |
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 1|    C.  Every mental health professional who is renewing a             |
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 2|behavioral health certification or license issued by a designated      |
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 3|board shall report the following information:                          |
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 4|    1.  Changes to demographic information required upon initial       |
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 5|application for licensure or certification;                            |
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 6|    2.  Workforce retention information, including, but not limited    |
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 7|to, anticipated changes in licensure status or retirement; and         |
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 8|    3.  Workforce practice trends, including, but not limited to:      |
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 9|         a.    practice specialization, if applicable,                 |
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10|         b.    practice location and physical address, if              |
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11|              applicable,                                              |
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12|         c.    service delivery area, by county,                       |
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13|         d.    if the licensee is currently using their license and    |
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14|              if its average use is between one (1) through ten        |
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15|              (10), eleven (11) through twenty (20), twenty-one (21)   |
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16|              through thirty (30), or over thirty-one (31) hours of    |
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17|              client-facing hours per week, and                        |
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18|         e.    the use of telehealth.                                  |
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19|    D.  The boards designated in subsection A of this section shall    |
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20|promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.         |
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21|    E.  The boards designated in subsection A of this section shall    |
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22|furnish de-identified annual licensure and certification data to the   |
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23|Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.     |
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 1|    F.  The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse   |
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 2|Services shall compile the de-identified information collected in      |
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 3|this section into an annual report.  The report shall not contain      |
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 4|any personal identifying information.  The annual report shall be      |
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 5|posted on the agency's website and submitted to the President Pro      |
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 6|Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of the Oklahoma      |
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 7|House of Representatives, and the chairs of the committees with        |
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 8|responsibility over public health in both chambers of the              |
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 9|Legislature.                                                           |
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10|    G.  Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to expand the     |
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11|amount of public-facing data about Oklahoma's individual behavioral    |
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12|health licensees.                                                      |
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13|    SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.      |
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14|COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES            |
  |March 28, 2024 - DO PASS                                               |
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