| Last Action | 02/21/25: to State Government (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to mental health counseling services and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1601 |
| Sponsors | D. Hale, C. Fugate, K. King |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 344 to define terms; prohibit discrimination against mental health care professionals, mental health care institutions, and ordained ministry for providing protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against individuals for offering information, training, and referrals for protected counseling services; prohibit discrimination against parents and guardians who consent to their child receiving protected counseling services; prohibit reporting of a mental health care professional or mental health care institution to a hiring or licensing authority solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; prohibit a hiring or licensing authority from investigating a mental health care professional or mental health care institution solely on the basis that it provides protected counseling services; establish a civil cause of action for a person injured by a violation; provide that the Act may be cited as the Mental Health Counseling Protection Act; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Effective Dates, Emergency - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services Mental Health - Discrimination, protected counseling services Personnel and Employment - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services State Agencies - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services Medicaid - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services Civil Actions - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services Short Titles and Popular Names - Mental Health Counseling Protection Act Local Mandate - Mental health care service, discrimination, protected counseling services |
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Last updated: 2/21/2025 4:29 PM (EST)