Mental Health Licensing Study

Act 117 (2022) directs the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) to assess the qualities and capacities of mental health regulations across the State. This study will evaluate the potential for streamlining Vermont’s mental health licensure systems, whether additional regulation of supervisors for mental health professionals-in-training is necessary, and whether OPR can more effectively and equitably address barriers to the mental health professions. Click here to read the Act (page 8).

OPR is conducting public meetings to discuss the required topics. Information about the meetings is found below and the information to access the meetings will be available on OPR’s public calendar.

Those who wish to be added to the contact list can email OPR at sos.opr.comments@vermont.gov.

Links and call-in information to access all meetings are found on OPR’s public calendar.

Resources

• MHLS Introduction Meeting - September 2023
• MHLS Streamlining Introduction - September 2023
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - October 2023
• MHLS Barriers to Entry Subgroup - October 2023
• MHLS Barriers to Entry Subgroup - November 2023
• MHLS Streamlining Subgroup - November 2023
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - November 2023
• MHLS Supervision Subgroup - November 2023
• MHLS Barriers to Entry Subgroup - December 2023
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - December 2023
• MHLS Streamlining Subgroup - December 2023
• MHLS Supervision Subgroup - December 2023
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - January 2024
• MHLS Research and Resources Tracker - March 2024
• MHLS SOAR Analysis - April 2024
• MHLS SOAR Analysis Strengths + Aspirations - May 2024
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - July 2024
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - August 2024
• MHLS Whole Group Meeting - September 2024

Check back frequently for updated information.