0001|                           HOUSE BILL 1155
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                       JUDY VANDERSTAR RUSSELL
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO LICENSURE; AMENDING THE COUNSELING AND THERAPY
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0012|     PRACTICE ACT TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A
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0013|     PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  Section 61-9A-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
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0017|     Chapter 49, Section 18) is amended to read:
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0018|          "61-9A-18.  LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION--PROFESSIONAL
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0019|     CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR.--An applicant for licensure
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0020|     as a professional clinical mental health counselor may be
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0021|     licensed without examination if:
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0022|               A.  the applicant files an application within one
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0023|     year of the effective date of the Counseling and Therapy
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0024|     Practice Act, accompanied by the required fees, and if the
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0025|     board determines that the applicant meets all other
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0001|     requirements for licensure as a professional clinical mental
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0002|     health counselor; or
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0003|               B.  the board determines that the applicant:
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0004|                    (1)  has been engaged in full-time practice of
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0005|     professional clinical mental health counseling for at least
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0006|     five consecutive years prior to the effective date of
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0007|     licensure;
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0008|                    (2)  has obtained, prior to beginning practice
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0009|     as a professional clinical mental health counselor, a master's
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0010|     or doctoral degree in counseling, psychology or a closely
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0011|     related field, including special education of the emotionally
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0012|     disturbed, art therapy or expressive arts therapy, from an
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0013|     accredited institution; and
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0014|                    (3)  has been certified to the board as
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0015|     competent by at least three persons who have practiced as
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0016|     professional clinical mental health counselors or state-
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0017|     licensed psychologists or psychiatrists with the applicant
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0018|     during that five-year consecutive period."
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0019|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0020|                      House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0024|   
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0001|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0005|   
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0006|        Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom
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0007|   has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                       HOUSE BILL 1155
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0010|                               
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0013|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0014|   
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0015|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0020|   
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0021|                                                              Fred Luna, Chairman
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0025|    
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0001|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                        Date             
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0005|   The roll call vote was 9  For 1  Against
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0006|   Yes:      9
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0007|             No:       Olguin
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0008|             Excused:  Getty, Gubbels, Kissner
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0009|             Absent:   None
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0012|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1155                       State of New Mexico
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0013|                      House of Representatives
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0014|   
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0015|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0016|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0019|                                                  March 19, 1997
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0020|   
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0021|   
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0022|   Mr. Speaker:
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0023|   
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0024|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0025|   
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0001|                       HOUSE BILL 1155
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0002|   
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0003|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004|   recommendation that it DO NOT PASS, but that
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0005|   
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0006|          HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR 
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0007|                       HOUSE BILL 1155
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0008|   
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0009|   DO PASS.
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0010|   
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0011|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0012|   
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0016|   
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0017|                                                              Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0018|   
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0019|   
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0020|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0021|    
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0022|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0023|   
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0024|                        Date             
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0001|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0002|   Yes:      10
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0003|             Excused:  King, Rios, Sanchez
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0004|             Absent:   None
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0008|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0009|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|                                                  March 21, 1997
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0013|   
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0014|   Mr. President:
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0015|   
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0016|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0017|   referred
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0018|   
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0019|        HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0020|                        HOUSE BILL 1155
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0021|   
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0022|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023|   recommendation that it DO PASS.                                      
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0024|                Respectfully submitted,
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0003|                                
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0004|   __________________________________
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0005|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0008|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0009|   Adopted_______________________
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0010|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0013|                     Date ________________________
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0016|   The roll call vote was  5  For  0  Against
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0017|           Yes:    5
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0018|           No:     0
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0019|                Excused:     Adair, Feldman, Rodarte, Smith
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0020|           Absent: None
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