HF 2515: Relating to the licensure of marital and family therapists, mental health counselors, and social workers, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to the licensure of social workers, marital and family therapists, and mental health counselors. The bill prohibits the board of social work and board of behavioral science from requiring by rule or other means that supervised clinical experience required for licensure to practice social work, marital and family therapy, or mental health counseling include live or recorded direct observation of client interaction. These provisions of the bill take effect upon enactment. The bill allows a person licensed as a marital and family therapist or mental health counselor in another jurisdiction to apply for licensure by endorsement in this state.

Senate subcommittee · named February 27, 2024

• Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association

In plain words

1. February 14, 2024Filed in the House
2. February 22, 2024Passed the House, 94–0
3. February 26, 2024Arrived in the Senate
4. February 27, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Brown, Salmon and Weiner
5. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 13, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 11, 2024Passed the Senate, 45–0
8. April 19, 2024Sent to the Governor
9. April 19, 2024Signed into law