Sec. 4. An individual licensed under this article may not make a mental health diagnosis unless the individual meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Has at least sixty (60) clock hours (as defined in 34 C.F.R. § 600.2) of graduate studies in mental health diagnosis.

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(2) Training that includes diagnostic categories from the most current version of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM) and the most current version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

(3) Experience that includes at least one thousand (1,000) hours of supervised practice by an appropriately licensed supervisor, as determined by the board.

(4) Is licensed as at least one (1) of the following and meets the scope of practice requirements of that profession:

(A) Clinical social worker licensed under IC 25-23.6-5.

(B) Marriage and family therapist licensed under IC 25-23.6-8.

(C) Mental health counselor licensed under IC 25-23.6-8.5.

(D) Clinical addiction counselor licensed under IC 25-23.6-10.5.

As added by P.L.138-2021, SEC.10.