Bill > A1329

Introduced Session

This bill requires annual suicide prevention training for mental health practitioners. Under the bill, mental health practitioners are to complete a minimum of two hours of suicide prevention training within one year following the effective date of this bill. Thereafter, mental health practitioners are to complete a minimum of two hours of suicide prevention training each year. Mental health practitioners are to submit proof of completion of suicide prevention training to the appropriate State Board of Examiners or Committee. The bill defines "mental health practitioner" as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, alcohol and drug counselor, professional counselor, associate counselor, rehabilitation counselor, clinical mental health counselor, psychologist, or psychoanalyst who is licensed or otherwise authorized to practice pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. The bill defines "suicide prevention training" as a training program, provided online, in person, or through telephonic means, concerning the prevention, assessment, screening, treatment, and management of suicide in the clinical context that has been approved by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety (division). The bill provides that the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs establish a list of approved suicide prevention training programs and a protocol by which providers of suicide prevention training may seek approval of their training programs by the division.

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Chris DePhillips (R)*,  Aura Dunn (R)*,  Carol Murphy (D)*,  Vicky Flynn (R),  Claire Swift (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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