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This bill makes several changes to behavioral health professional licensing in Nevada, with two primary components. First, it requires several licensing boards (including boards for psychological examiners, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and alcohol/drug counselors) to provide more detailed annual reports to the state. These enhanced reports must now include narratives describing the board's data collection processes, reasons for license application denials, explanations for changes in application numbers, and information about where applicants intend to practice. Second, and more substantially, the bill ratifies the Social Work Licensure Compact, which creates a multistate licensing system for social workers. This compact allows social workers to more easily practice across participating states by establishing uniform licensing requirements, creating a centralized data system for tracking licenses and disciplinary actions, and providing a mechanism for interstate cooperation in regulating social work practice. The compact covers three categories of social work licenses (bachelor's, master's, and clinical) and includes provisions for maintaining professional standards, protecting public health, and supporting military families. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, with the first enhanced reports required to be submitted on February 1, 2026.

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https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/11868/Overview