AB 232 — Temporary practice allowances.

Summary

Existing law, the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, and the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, generally govern the provision of marriage and family therapy services, clinical social work services, and professional clinical counseling services, respectively, in the state and prohibit a person from practicing those healing arts without a license granted pursuant to the respective provisions of each act. This bill, until January 1, 2026, would, under all of the acts described above, authorize a person who holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a marriage and family therapist, clinical social worker, or professional clinical counselor to provide services in the state for a period not to exceed 30 consecutive days in any calendar year if certain conditions are met, including the license from another jurisdiction is at the highest level for independent clinical practice in the jurisdiction in which the license was granted, the client is located in California during the time the person seeks to provide care in California, and the client is a current client of the person and had an established, ongoing client-provider relationship with the person at the time the client became located in California. The bill would require a person who intends to provide services pursuant to those provisions to provide the Board of Behavioral Sciences with certain information before providing services, including the jurisdiction in which the person is licensed, the type of license held, and the license number. The bill would also make various nonsubstantive and conforming changes.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/10/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 10, 2023
• Enrolled 09/11/23 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2023
• Amended 06/19/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 19, 2023
• Amended 06/07/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 07, 2023
• Amended 05/31/23 - Amended Senate pdf May 31, 2023
• Amended 03/08/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 08, 2023
• Introduced 01/12/23 - Introduced pdf January 12, 2023
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Action History

1. October 10, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 640, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 10, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 13, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. September 07, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3015.).

5. September 05, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. September 05, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2362.).

7. August 23, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 22, 2023

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 21).

9. June 19, 2023

   From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 07, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. June 06, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 5).

12. May 31, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.

13. May 10, 2023

    Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.

14. April 27, 2023

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

15. April 27, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1362.)

16. April 20, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

17. April 19, 2023

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).

18. March 28, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

19. March 09, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

20. March 08, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.

21. February 02, 2023

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

22. January 13, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

23. January 12, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry · Primary

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