1|ENGROSSED HOUSE | |BILL NO. 4275 By: Miller of the House | 2| | | and | 3| | | Reinhardt of the Senate | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| An Act relating to mental health; amending 43A O.S. | | 2021, Section 3-318, which relates to rules and | 7| standards for certification of behavioral health case | | managers, application for certification, fee, titles, | 8| and compliance; providing uniformity in rules and | | standards for certification for behavioral health | 9| case managers; amending 43A O.S. 2021, Section 3-326, | | which relates to certification as peer recovery | 10| support specialists, rules, application, fees, | | titles, and penalties; providing uniformity in rules | 11| and standards for certification for peer recovery | | support specialists; and providing an effective date. | 12| | | | 13| | | | 14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 15| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43A O.S. 2021, Section 3-318, is | | | 16|amended to read as follows: | | | 17| Section 3-318. A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance | | | 18|Abuse Services shall promulgate rules and standards for | | | 19|certification of behavioral health case managers who are: | | | 20| 1. Employed by the state, a municipality, or county; | | | 21| 2. Employed by behavioral services providers contracting with | | | 22|the state to provide behavioral health services; | | | 23| 3. Employed by organizations certified by the Department of | | | 24|Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 4. Employed by a tribe or tribal facility that provides | | | 2|behavioral health services; or | | | 3|4.5. Employed by an Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or | | | 4|a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility. | | | 5| B. Such rules and standards shall address criteria for | | | 6|certification and renewal, including minimum education requirements, | | | 7|examination and supervision requirements, continuing education | | | 8|requirements, and rules of professional conduct. | | | 9| C. Application for certification as a behavioral health case | | | 10|manager shall be made to the Department of Mental Health and | | | 11|Substance Abuse Services on prescribed forms. The Board, or the | | | 12|Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services upon | | | 13|delegation by the Board, may certify the behavioral health case | | | 14|manager for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal as provided | | | 15|in the rules promulgated by the Board. | | | 16| D. The Board is authorized to establish an application and | | | 17|renewal fee of no more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to defray | | | 18|the costs incurred in the certification process. | | | 19| E. Behavioral health case managers certified by the Board or | | | 20|the Commissioner shall only use the title "certified behavioral | | | 21|health case manager" if employed by the state, a municipality, or | | | 22|county, employed by behavioral services providers contracting with | | | 23|the state to provide behavioral health services, employed by | | | 24|organizations certified by the Department of Mental Health and | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 2 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|Substance Abuse Services, employed by a tribe or tribal facility | | | 2|that provides behavioral health services or employed by an Oklahoma | | | 3|Department of Veterans Affairs or a United States Department of | | | 4|Veterans Affairs facility. This section shall not be construed to | | | 5|permit the certified behavioral health case manager to practice any | | | 6|of the following professions or use the following titles unless also | | | 7|licensed or accredited by the appropriate authority: physician, | | | 8|psychologist, clinical social worker, professional counselor, | | | 9|marital and family therapist, behavioral practitioner, or alcohol | | | 10|and drug counselor. | | | 11| F. Failure to comply with rules and standards promulgated by | | | 12|the Board shall be grounds for revocation, suspension or nonrenewal | | | 13|of certification. | | | 14| G. No behavioral health case manager shall operate or continue | | | 15|to operate as a behavioral health case manager unless the case | | | 16|manager complies with the rules promulgated by the Board and is | | | 17|certified as required by this section. | | | 18| SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 43A O.S. 2021, Section 3-326, is | | | 19|amended to read as follows: | | | 20| Section 3-326. A. The Board of Mental Health and Substance | | | 21|Abuse Services shall promulgate rules for certification of peer | | | 22|recovery support specialists who are: | | | 23| 1. Employed by the state, a municipality, or county; | | | 24| | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 3 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 2. Employed by a behavioral services provider contracting with | | | 2|the state to provide behavioral health services; | | | 3| 3. Employed by a behavioral services provider certified by the | | | 4|Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Provided, | | | 5|however, that certification as a peer recovery support specialist | | | 6|pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to providing services | | | 7|within the employer's area of certification; | | | 8| 4. Employed by a tribe or a tribal facility that provides | | | 9|behavioral health services; or | | | 10| 5. Employed by an Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs or a | | | 11|United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility. | | | 12| B. Such rules shall address criteria for certification and | | | 13|renewal, including minimum education requirements, examination and | | | 14|supervision requirements, continuing education requirements, and | | | 15|rules of professional conduct. | | | 16| C. Application for certification as a peer recovery support | | | 17|specialist shall be made to the Department of Mental Health and | | | 18|Substance Abuse Services on prescribed forms. The Board, or the | | | 19|Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services upon | | | 20|delegation by the Board, may certify the peer recovery support | | | 21|specialist for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal as | | | 22|provided in the rules promulgated by the Board. | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 4 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| D. The Board is authorized to establish an application and | | | 2|renewal fee of no more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to defray | | | 3|the costs incurred in the certification process. | | | 4| E. A peer recovery support specialist certified by the Board or | | | 5|the Commissioner shall only use the title "certified peer recovery | | | 6|support specialist" if employed by the state, a municipality, or | | | 7|county, employed by behavioral services providers contracting with | | | 8|or certified by the state to provide behavioral health services, | | | 9|employed by a tribe or tribal facility that provides behavioral | | | 10|health services or employed by an Oklahoma Department of Veterans | | | 11|Affairs or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility. | | | 12|This section shall not be construed to permit the certified peer | | | 13|recovery support specialist to practice any of the following | | | 14|professions or use the following titles unless also licensed or | | | 15|accredited by the appropriate authority: | | | 16| 1. Physician; | | | 17| 2. Psychologist; | | | 18| 3. Clinical social worker; | | | 19| 4. Professional counselor; | | | 20| 5. Marital and family therapist; | | | 21| 6. Behavioral practitioner; or | | | 22| 7. Alcohol and drug counselor. | | | 23| F. No peer recovery support specialist shall operate or | | | 24|continue to operate as a peer recovery support specialist unless the | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 5 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|peer recovery support specialist complies with the rules promulgated | | | 2|by the Board and is certified as required by this section. | | | 3| G. Failure to comply with rules promulgated by the Board shall | | | 4|be grounds for revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of | | | 5|certification. | | | 6| SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026. | | | 7| Passed the House of Representatives the 18th day of February, | |2026. | 8| | | | 9| | | | 10| Presiding Officer of the House | | of Representatives | 11| | | | 12| Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026. | | | 13| | | | 14| | | Presiding Officer of the Senate | 15| | | | 16| | | | 17| | | | 18| | | | 19| | | | 20| | | | 21| | | | 22| | | | 23| | | | 24| | | | arsid5596840 ENGR. H. B. NO. 4275 Page 6