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HB 21-1305 CO
Became Law

Mental Health Practice Act

CO · session 2021A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced May 5, 2021

Latest action (Jun 30, 2021) Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services

Summary

The act:Specifies title use restrictions for certified addiction specialists, certified addiction technicians, and addiction counselor candidates; Establishes clinical supervision privileges for licensed and certified addiction counselors to provide supervision of persons working toward certification or licensure; and Clarifies the education and hours of practice required to be certified or licensed as an addiction counselor and the scope of practice of licensed addiction counselors. Expands the practice of a certified addiction technician and requires the state board of human services to promulgate rules that include education requirements for certified addiction technicians, certified addiction specialists, and licensed addiction counselors.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

  • Dafna Michaelson Jenet · primary
  • Rod Pelton Republican · primary
  • Faith Winter · primary

Action history (14)

  1. Jun 30, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Jun 21, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Jun 21, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Jun 21, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Jun 7, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. Jun 1, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
  7. May 27, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  8. May 26, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
  9. May 25, 2021 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  10. May 18, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
  11. May 17, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. May 14, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  13. May 11, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. May 5, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower

Text versions (11)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Signed Act (06/30/2021) · PDF
  • Final Act (06/21/2021) · PDF
  • Rerevised (05/27/2021) · PDF
  • Revised (05/26/2021) · PDF
  • Reengrossed (05/17/2021) · PDF
  • Engrossed (05/14/2021) · PDF
  • Introduced (05/05/2021) · PDF
  • PA2 (05/25/2021) · PDF
  • PA1 (05/13/2021) · PDF
  • Committee Amendment · PDF
  • Amendment L.001 · PDF

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