HB1806ham002 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Bob Morgan

Filed: 3/7/2025

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1806

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1806, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, by replacing line 15 on page 1 through line 15 on page 2 with the following:

""Administrative support" means tasks performed to assist a licensed professional in the delivery of therapy or psychotherapy services that do not involve communication. "Administrative support" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) managing appointment scheduling and reminders;

(2) processing billing and insurance claims; and

(3) drafting general communications related to therapy logistics that do not include therapeutic advice."; and

on page 4, line 14, by replacing "Code;" with "Code; and"; and

on page 4, by deleting line 15; and

on page 4, line 16, by replacing "(11)" with "(10)"; and

on page 4, line 17, after "services", by inserting ", except for a physician"; and

on page 5, immediately below line 1, by inserting the following:

""Supplementary support" means tasks performed to assist a licensed professional in the delivery of therapy or psychotherapy services that do not involve therapeutic communication and that are not administrative support. "Supplementary support" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) preparing and maintaining client records, including therapy notes;

(2) analyzing anonymized data to track client progress or identify trends, subject to review by a licensed professional; and

(3) identifying and organizing external resources or referrals for client use."; and

on page 6, line 3, after "administrative", by inserting "support"; and

on page 6, lines 9 and 10, by deleting "administrative or".