Bill > S08899

This bill amends existing education law to allow licensed and registered marriage and family therapists to provide post-master's supervision for mental health counselors, and vice versa, provided specific experience and training requirements are met. For marriage and family therapists supervising mental health counselors, they must have been licensed for at least three years, possess diagnostic privileges, and have completed three semester hours or thirty-six hours of continuing education in clinical counseling supervision and professional ethics. Similarly, mental health counselors supervising marriage and family therapists must meet the same three-year licensure, diagnostic privilege, and continuing education requirements, with the continuing education focused on clinical supervision and ethics in marriage and family therapy. These changes aim to expand the pool of qualified supervisors in these mental health professions.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8899