Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.
COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS -- Adds to existing law to provide that a counselor or therapist practicing in Idaho shall not be required to counsel a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist.
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(1) No person engaged in the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy in the state of Idaho shall be required to provide counseling to or facilitate the counseling of a client in support of goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical principles of the counselor or therapist. (2) The declination to provide or facilitate counseling or therapy as described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be the basis for: (a) A civil cause of action; (b) Criminal prosecution; or (c) Disciplinary action pursuant to section 54-3407, Idaho Code. (3) The right to decline to provide or facilitate counseling or therapy as described in subsection (1) of this section is limited to conscience based objections to particular goals, outcomes, or behaviors that may be the objectives of particular types of counseling or therapy.
Legislative Session
2024 Regular Session
Calendar
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-18 | 10:00 | Hearing | N/A | House Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-15 | 10:00 | Hearing | N/A | House Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-14 | 10:00 | Hearing | N/A | House Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-13 | 08:00 | Hearing | Room EW20 | House Health & Welfare Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | 11:00 | Hearing | N/A | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | 11:00 | Hearing | Senate Floor | Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-02-20 | 15:00 | Hearing | Room WW54 | Senate Health & Welfare Committee |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-21 | Session Law Chapter 152 Effective: 07/01/2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| 2024-03-19 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 2024-03-19 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |
| 2024-03-18 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 2024-03-18 | to Senate |
| 2024-03-18 | Title apvd |
| 2024-03-18 | Read Third Time in Full -- PASSED 59-10-1 |
| 2024-03-15 | U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 18, 2024 |
| 2024-03-14 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 2024-03-13 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 2024-02-29 | Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare |
| 2024-02-29 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 2024-02-28 | to House |
| 2024-02-28 | Title apvd |
| 2024-02-28 | Read third time in full -- PASSED 23-11-1 |
| 2024-02-27 | Retained on calendar |
| 2024-02-22 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 2024-02-21 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 2024-02-13 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare |
| 2024-02-12 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |