Professional counselors, licensed; added to list of providers who can disclose or recommend records.
Summary
Practice of licensed professional counselors.Adds licensed professional counselors to the list of eligibleproviders who can disclose or recommend the withholding of patientrecords, face a malpractice review panel, and provide recommendationson involuntary temporary detention orders.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 21, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 509 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102041D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
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