SB 674 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Lic. Mental Health Reciprocity/Recognition.

SB 674 allows licensed mental health professionals (including clinical counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists) from other states to practice in North Carolina more easily. It requires applicants to have actively practiced for at least two of the past five years, pass background checks, pay fees, and provide a social security number. The bill mandates licensing boards must issue or deny licenses within 60 days of application, streamlining access to mental health services without replacing existing interstate compacts.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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This bill update primarily involves formatting and procedural changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The document was transitioned from a draft filing version to an official first edition, with updated metadata and page numbering. No changes to the actual mental health licensure reciprocity provisions were made.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect official Senate Bill 674 formatting instead of draft document identifiers

Added 'Rules and Operations of the Senate' as the committee referral with March 26, 2025 date

Updated bill identifier from draft number DRS35202-NB-105 to official version S674-v-1

Page numbering and footer information were updated to reflect official first edition formatting

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

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upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors