AB 450 — Revises requirements to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor by endorsement. (BDR 54-335)

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450–A SSEMBLYMEMBER M ARZOLA M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises requirements to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor by endorsement.

(BDR 54-335) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of marriage and family therapists and clinical professional counselors by the Board of Examiners forilyfor Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors.

(Chapter 641A of NRS) Existing law sets forth procedures by which a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor who is licensed in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States may obtain a license by issue such a license by endorsement to anpractice applicantin whothis submitsState. to the Board,rized to among other things:

(1)Under existing law, the Board is authorized to issue such a license by endorsement to an applicant who submits to the Board, among other things, proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District ofmarriage Columbiaand family therapist or theclinical stateprofessional orcounselor, territoryas inapplicable.a which(NRS the641A.242) applicantThis holdsbill ainstead licenserequires, asrather than authorizes, the Board to issue such a marriagelicense andby familyendorsement therapistto oran clinicalapplicant professionalwho counselor,meets asthe applicable;applicable requirements.

andThis (2)bill anyadditionally othereliminates informationthe requiredrequirement that an applicant submit proof to the Board that the applicant has not been investigated by the Board.corresponding regulatory authority, thereby making a person who has been disciplined by the authority, eligible to obtain a license by endorsement.en EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

(NRSmatter 641A.242)between Thisbrackets bill[omitted endorsementmaterial] tois anmaterial applicantto whobe meetsomitted. the applicable requirements and eliminates the requirements that an applicant submit:

(1)THE proofPEOPLE toOF theTHE BoardSTATE thatOF theNEVADA, applicantREPRESENTED hasIN notSENATE beenAND investigatedASSEMBLY, byDO theENACT correspondingAS regulatoryFOLLOWS: authority, thereby making a person who has been investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority, but who has not been disciplined by the authority, eligible to obtain a license by endorsement;

and (2) any other information required by the Board.

- *AB450_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;

(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background, and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Boa(c)Board Andeems affidavitnecessary statingfor thata thereport informationon contained in the applicationapplicant’s andbackground; any accompanying material is true and correct;

and(c) (d)An Theaffidavit feesstating prescribedthat by the Boardinformation pursuantcontained toin NRS 641A.290 for the application for an initial license and forany theaccompanying initialmaterial issuanceis oftrue aand licensecorrect; .

[;(d) The fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 641A.290 for the application for an initial license and for the initial issuance of a license;

and (e) Any other information required by the Board.]Board. 3.

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Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a license by -endorsement *AB450_R1*to –practice 3as –a marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor, as applicable, to the applicant not later than 45 days after receiving all the additional information required by the Board to complete the application.

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