BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5053: Behavioral health licensure

Increasing behavioral health workforce participation by addressing certification and licensure requirements.

Summary

Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to accept qualified licensed social workers and mental health practitioners as approved supervisors for the purposes of chemical dependency professional supervised experience requirements.
Allows agency affiliated counselors to work while their registration application is processed.
Requires DOH to conduct a sunrise review to evaluate the need for a bachelor's level behavioral health professional credential.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5053), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to increasing behavioral health workforce participation by addressing certification and licensure requirements;

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5053 (2025–26) PFD formation · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5053 (2023–24) Insurance sublimits · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5053 (2021–22) Abortion, notifying parents · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5053 (2017–18) I-90 speed limit · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5053 (2015–16) Highway construction errors · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5053 (2013–14) Vehicle prowling · Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2013
SB 5053 (2011–12) Persistent offenders · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5053 (2009–10) State flag account · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor