1-1 By: Madla S.B. No. 684
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 13, 2001; February 14, 2001,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
1-4 Services; March 19, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
1-6 March 19, 2001, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 684 By: Nelson
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the definition of non-physician mental health
1-11 professional for purposes of a proceeding or evaluation under the
1-12 Texas Mental Health Code.
1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-14 SECTION 1. Subdivision (15), Section 571.003, Health and
1-15 Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-16 (15) "Non-physician mental health professional" means:
1-17 (A) a psychologist licensed to practice in this
1-18 state and designated as a health-service provider;
1-19 (B) a registered nurse with a master's or
1-20 doctoral degree in psychiatric nursing; [or]
1-21 (C) a licensed [certified] social worker with a
1-22 master's or doctoral degree and advanced clinical practitioner
1-23 recognition;
1-24 (D) a licensed professional counselor licensed
1-25 to practice in this state; or
1-26 (E) a licensed marriage and family therapist
1-27 licensed to practice in this state.
1-28 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-29 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-30 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-31 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-32 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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