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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>The Legislature convened January 14 in Salem and will probably be active until June 30. There are several bills moving through the legislative process that affect LPCs, LMFTs, and registered interns. Below is a brief summary of the bills. None have made it through the full legislative process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>COPACT sponsored</span></u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>SB 491</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> Allowing LPCs and LMFTs to serve 14 year olds and older without parental consent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>HB 2768</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> Changing the definitions of professional counselor and marriage and family therapy and giving the Board the authority to set how long LMFT internships must be to make the requirement consistent with LPCs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>Other bills<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>HB 5515</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> Board budget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>SB 302</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> Moving 9 health licensing boards (including this one) to the Oregon Health Licensing Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>HB 2737</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'> Requires Oregon Health Authority to establish standards and procedures to certify specified mental health providers so they qualify for insurance reimbursement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'>The legislative website address is: <a href="http://www.leg.state.or.us/">http://www.leg.state.or.us/</a> You can go there and search for bills, find out what the legislative committees are doing, see committee agendas, find your legislator, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Becky Eklund, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Oregon Board of Licensed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'> Professional Counselors & Therapists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>3218 Pringle Road SE, Suite 250<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Salem, OR 97302-6312<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>(503) 378-5499<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Fax: (503) 373-1427<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oblpct">www.oregon.gov/oblpct</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>