MaMHCA has filed 3 pieces of legislation.
SD2089 An Act Establishing a Board of Registration of Licensed Mental Health Counselors. This is also being worked to get a late filing from a representative. As of now we have freshman representatives Badger and Sweezey working on getting a late filing done.
Rep. LaNatra and Sen. Brady both sponsored 2 additional pieces of legislation. HD1465/SD471 An Act to Further Advance Behavioral Workforce Development and HD1470/SD472 An Act Expanding Access to Mental Health Services and Strengthening Risk Assessment Protocols.
In addition, our Public Policy and Legislative Director, Joe Weeks, is working with Rep. LaNatra's office to ensure the board moves forward with it's mandates to rollout the LSMHC, MaCCS, and to appoint the additional LMHC board members as directed in the 2022 legislation.
The docket numbers will change to bill numbers in the coming weeks. Sometimes this can be confusing as the numbers will change in their entirety once committees have been assigned and bills moved accordingly to those committees. The committee assignments and bill distributions will be happening within the next two weeks so stay tuned. For now, you can contact your legislators and ask them to cosponsor the bills above.
