A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding the feasibility, benefits, and challenges of creating a composite mental health licensing board.
What changed between versions
Removed all provisions that would immediately amend and repeal multiple sections of the North Dakota Century Code related to mental health licensing boards.
Added a requirement for legislative management to conduct a study during the 2025-26 interim examining feasibility, benefits, challenges, fiscal impact, regulatory efficiency, and stakeholder perspectives.
Added a requirement that the study must evaluate the impact on licensing, regulation, disciplinary procedures, and professional standards for psychologists, social workers, addiction counselors, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists.
Added a requirement to consider the addition of peer support certification and participation in a potential composite board.
Added a requirement to consider the impact on the state's participation in professional licensure compacts and multistate practice agreements.
Added a requirement to review best practices from other states that have created similar composite licensing boards.
Added a timeline specifying the study must occur during the 2025-26 interim with findings reported to the seventieth legislative assembly.
