1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3330 By: Roe
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to mental health; providing for
7 definitions; mandating certain application
8 information for behavioral health professionals;
8 mandating certain renewal information for behavioral
9 health professionals; providing for promulgation of
9 rules; providing for annual report to the
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10 providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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16 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3-335 of Title 43A, unless there
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17 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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18 A. As used in this section:
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19 1. "Board" means any of the following:
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20 a. the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists,
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21 b. the State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure,
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22 c. the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers,
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 1 d. the Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug
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2 Counselors;
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3 2. "Licensed mental health professional" means an individual
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4 who holds any type of license pursuant to the:
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5 a. Psychologists Licensing Act,
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6 b. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact,
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7 c. Licensed Professional Counselors Act,
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8 d. Janet Phillips Act of 2023,
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9 e. Marital and Family Therapist Licensure Act,
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10 f. Social Worker's Licensing Act, or
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11 g. Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors Act; and
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12 3. "Certified mental health professional" means an individual
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13 who holds any type of certification pursuant to the Unified
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14 Community Mental Health Services Act.
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15 B. Every applicant for a behavioral health certification or
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16 license issued by a designated board shall provide the following
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17 information:
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18 1. Demographic information, including race, ethnicity, gender,
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19 date of birth, and languages spoken;
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20 2. Educational background, training information, internship
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21 information, if applicable, and location of internship or program
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22 attended; and
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23 3. If the applicant has any other mental health certifications
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24 or licenses.
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 1 C. Every mental health professional who is renewing a
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2 behavioral health certification or license issued by a designated
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3 board shall report the following information:
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4 1. Changes to demographic information required upon initial
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5 application for licensure or certification;
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6 2. Workforce retention information, including, but not limited
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7 to, anticipated changes in licensure status or retirement; and
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8 3. Workforce practice trends, including, but not limited to:
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9 a. practice specialization, if applicable,
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10 b. practice setting,
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11 c. practice location and physical address, if applicable,
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12 d. service delivery area, by county,
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13 e. the average weekly number of hours providing direct
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14 services,
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15 f. the type of behavioral health care services provided,
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16 g. the use of telehealth, and
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17 h. predominant payer source, if providing direct
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18 services.
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19 D. The boards designated in subsection A of this section shall
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20 promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.
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21 E. The boards designated in subsection A of this section shall
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22 furnish annual licensure and certification data to the Oklahoma
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23 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
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 1 F. The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
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2 Services shall compile the information collected in this section
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3 into an annual report. The report shall not contain any personal
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4 identifying information. The annual report shall be posted on the
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5 agency's website and submitted to the President Pro Tempore of the
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6 Oklahoma State Senate, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of
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7 Representatives, and the chairs of the committees with
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8 responsibility over public health in both chambers of the
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9 Legislature.
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10 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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12 59-2-8969 TJ 01/06/24
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