HB 555 -- Complaints by Inmates Against Professional Counselors

Sponsor:  Cooper (155)

This bill revises the complaint procedure and document retention
requirements when an inmate files a complaint against a licensed
professional counselor.  When a complaint by an inmate is found
to be lacking merit, no further disciplinary action will take
place, no documentation will appear on file, and no notification
will be given to the Committee for Professional Counselors in the
Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional
Registration unless there are grounds for disciplinary action to
be taken against a counselor's license.  Licensees subject to
claims without merit prior to the effective date of the bill may
request the committee to destroy documents pertaining to the
claim, to notify other state licensing boards that the claim was
unsubstantiated, and to supply him or her with a letter stating
that the claim was unsubstantiated.  Licensees will not be
required to disclose the existence of unsubstantiated claims.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:19 am