SB 490 Requires certain health care professionals to complete two hours of suicide prevention training as a condition of initial licensure and as a condition of license renewal
Sponsor: Schupp
LR Number: 2176S.02P Fiscal Notes
Committee: Professional Registration
Last Action: 5/12/2017 - H Calendar Senate Bills for Third Reading Journal Page:
Title: SS SB 490 Calendar Position:
Effective Date: August 28, 2017
House Handler: Frederick

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Current Bill Summary


SS/SB 490 - This act allows health care professionals, as defined in the act, to annually complete up to two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment, and management training as part of the continuing education requirements for licensure as a health care professional.

Psychologists are required to complete two hours of such training as a condition of initial licensure. The act also requires behavior analysts, professional counselors, social workers, baccalaureate social workers, and marital and family therapists to complete two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment, and management training as a condition of initial licensure and as a condition of license renewal. The training shall count toward any continuing education required for such license.

These provisions are identical to provisions contained in SCS/HB 815 (2017).

JAMIE ANDREWS