The mission
of the Oregon Coalition for Consumer Mental Health Protection
and Choice is to provide information and resources about
specific legislation in the State of Oregon that addresses
the issues of consumer access, consumer choice,
and consumer protection in mental health care.
HB
2506 victory, almost law
Recently, HB
2506
was passed by both chambers of the Oregon legislature, and
sent to Governor Kulongoski
for his signature. (See LEGISLATORS
APPROVE BILL! in
the News section). The goal of this bill is to ensure that
all Oregonians have access to qualified mental health services
by recognizing all of Oregon’s licensed mental
health providers as clinical mental health providers.
HB 2506 differs
from previous Coalition efforts. As
a practice act for
licensed professional counselors, HB 2506
defines and protects the practice of professional counseling
by law, distniguishing licensed mental health providers
from non-licensed mental health providers.
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