SB 343 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Summary

Establishes provisional or associate-level licensure requirements for marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and psychologists and authorizes insurance reimbursements in certain circumstances. Allows psychologist license applicants to sit for the licensing examination before completing certain other requirements. Allows the Board of Psychology to grant licensure waivers in certain circumstances for psychologists. Authorizes insurance reimbursements for services provided by a supervised social work intern in certain circumstances. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling has been exceeded. Makes an appropriation. Parts II, III, IV, and V take effect on 7/1/2026. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2023 Last action Feb 2, 2024

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Committee

Feb 2, 2024

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2117) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Jan 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-26-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to HHS, CPN.

upper

Jan 19, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors