Bill > H0373

This bill revises the requirements for individuals seeking to register as interns in mental health counseling, clinical social work, and marriage and family therapy in Florida. It eliminates the previous requirement for registered interns to meet specific educational and experience prerequisites for licensure before they begin their supervised practice. Instead, the bill mandates that a licensed mental health professional must be physically present on-site whenever a registered intern provides services in these fields, particularly in private practice settings. The bill also establishes a five-year validity period for intern registrations, with specific expiration dates for those issued before and after April 1, 2017, and prohibits individuals who have held a provisional license from applying for an intern registration in the same profession.