Bill > LB825

This bill amends the Mental Health Practice Act to require licensed mental health practitioners to complete at least two hours of continuing education on domestic abuse counseling every two years, with this training needing to be conducted by an individual with specific experience and additional training in domestic abuse. It also mandates that individuals seeking a provisional mental health practitioner license, which is a temporary license allowing them to gain supervised experience towards full licensure, must complete three hours of training on domestic abuse. This training covers topics such as identifying victims, assessing risk, proper documentation, referrals to services, the impact on children, ethical practice, and trauma-informed care, with domestic abuse defined as abuse according to section 42-903. The bill also makes a minor technical change to the citation of the Mental Health Practice Act and sets an operative date of January 1, 2027, while repealing the original sections that are being amended.

Health and Social Services

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