State Compliance
BHEC Systems and Processes vs Smoky Backroom Deals
Systems and processes vs smoky backroom deals. That’s the current chatter, primarily in the self-educating Facebook counseling groups, about why the professional board members don’t have the same sway in complaint decisions in the BHEC era as they did during the DSHS days. Several of our members have asked recently about my thoughts and the…
Read MoreKelly Kilcoyne MFT Public Comments to the California MFT Board
My Name is Kelly Kilcoyne MFT. I am here to endorse the points made here today by Mr. Rick McCarthy, and to respectfully request the board’s consideration for reinstating the oral examination as a component of the MFT licensure process. Background: Kelly Kilcoyne MFT For thirty-one years, it has been an honor and privilege…
Read MoreRick McCarthy MFT Statement to the California MFT Board
Hello, I’m Rick McCarthy MFT. I am here to respectfully recommend and request the reinstatement of some effective form of the oral exams as an essential component of the licensure process. To Raise the Bar of Competence As a LMFT with nearly 50 years of clinical experience, 28 years of teaching and supervising, and over…
Read MoreThe AMHP Brief Regarding BHECs Request for Opinion About SB14
SB14 from the 88th TX Legislative session outlawed transgender medical procedures for children in the State of Texas. (SB12 from the 89th session dealt with social transitioning, relating to parental rights in public education-the part that happens before we get to the surgery stage). Unfortunately SB14 did not make it clear whether or not the…
Read MoreOn Our Inclusion in Health Care Provider Definition
I have just finished studying the BHEC Request for Opinion from the TX AG (Request No. 0605-KP) and here is our understanding and thoughts on our inclusion in the “Health Care Provider” definition. We hope they aid you in clarifying yours. The Ask from BHEC’S ED 1. Requesting an opinion as to whether or not…
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