Concerning substance use disorder professional practice.
Summary
Changes the name of the profession of "chemical dependency professionals" to "substance use disorder professionals."
Removes references to the goal of chemical dependency counseling as assisting clients in the achievement and maintenance of abstinence from alcohol and drug use.
Establishes certification standards for the issuance of a co-occurring disorder specialist enhancement for psychologists, independent clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and certain agency affiliated counselors.
Limits the amount of time that a substance use disorder professional or substance use disorder professional trainee must spend in a substance abuse monitoring program to one year.
Prohibits a facility that cares for vulnerable adults from automatically denying employment to an applicant for a position as a substance use disorder professional or substance use disorder professional trainee if at least one year has passed since a conviction, the conviction was committed as a result of the applicant's substance use or untreated mental health symptoms, and the applicant has been in recovery for at least one year.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 1768), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗