HB 2947 — Behavioral health; terms; Medicaid; scope of practice; interns; administrative requirements; effective date.

HOUSEENGROSSED OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

Grego of the House and Woods of the Senate 95 COMMITTEE[ SUBSTITUTEbehavioral Anhealth Act- relatingMedicaid toplan – expansion of services - scope of practice - behavioral health;health clinical interns - administrative requirements – codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

defining terms;

directing the Medicaid program to expand services;

providing scope of practice for behavioral health clinical interns;

requiring behavioral health interns to comply with all administrative requirements;

providing for codification;

and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

HB2947 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments.

"Clinical training program" means programs of study that are nationally accredited master's or doctoral programs preparing students for the licensed marriagemarital and family therapist (LMFT), licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed clinical social workerENGR. (LCSW), licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC), or psychologist state licensures to practice;

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2947 Page 1 worker (LCSW), licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC), or psychologist state licensures to practice;

"Licensed behavioral health provider" means a behavioral health professional thatwho is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed familymarital and maritalfamily therapist (LFMT),(LMFT), licensed behavioral practitioner (LBP), licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC), or licensed psychologist;

"Nationally accredited program" means that the training program has met all training standards to hold an active accreditation aligned with the discipline of study, includingincluding, but not limited to, the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), or the American Psychological Association (APA).

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BehavioralH. health clinical intern providers shall only provide services billable through clinical sites that are accredited in good standing with behavioral health services site accreditations such as:

theB. Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), The Joint Commission, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Level of Care Certification, program certification through the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Council on Accreditation (COA) or other national behavioral health service site accrediting body.

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the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), The Joint Commission, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Level of Care Certification, program certification through the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Council on Accreditation (COA), or other national behavioral health service site accrediting body.

On-site supervisors may only supervise six (6) or fewer behavioral health clinical interns at any time.

COMMITTEEPassed REPORTthe BY:House of Representatives the 4th day of March, 2026.

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