UPDATE 05/05/26 Hi everyone, This is an update in May regarding the Final Rule for these changes. As of right now, there is no update. Rumors across the cybersecurity sites do still have this rule finalizing sometime within the next month, with an estimated enforcement date of July/August 2026. I will update this further should that change. I have finished the basics of a template for a policies and procedures manual regarding your cybersecurity procedures. You can view and p

Hi everyone, Bringing this information to your attention. The Dept of Education has released their final rule for revamping the federal student loan programs. This includes the introduction of the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP), the phasing out of every other repayment plan, updates to PSLF, and new borrowing limits for federal loans. You can read the rule in its entirety here: https://www.federalregister.gov/.../reimagining-and... Some points for us who have student loa

Hi everyone, Giving you all an update on the work being done on our website, in addition to announcing our first direct Qualified Supervisor training done directly through the FTN! Stay tuned for more details. Website Updates We are now up to over 220 of our members here signed up on the site, which is awesome! This will let you access more forms, sign up for trainings, access certain resource lists for both clients and clinicians, and otherwise connect with us more! Remember

Hi everyone, Updates for February! There’s still a lot of bills out there trying to vie for time in the House and Senate. Our 2026 legislative session is scheduled to run from 01/13/26 to 03/13/26. There will be a LOT of movement and chaos during this time, so be sure to keep an eye on when this document was last updated and pay attention to multiple sources to see where bills are currently at and going. I will be putting to light bills that are currently being looked at/poss

Hi everyone, Since I am starting to get more PMs about this, I figured it would be helpful to compile some initial information on going through the business set-up side of things for the Counseling Compact. Now obviously, different states will have different rules, so I figured it would be useful to start listing them out as more states come online. If the SW Compact gets passed, I will also update the doc to include those states if they are different. You will find the first

Hi everyone, As per usual, here are the notes from the most recent board meeting that was held 01/30. There’s quite a few more things here so pay careful attention. As usual, no personal names or identifying information will be given for disciplinary proceedings. You are free to look up any of the publicly available information to review, however, through the board meetings page: https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/meeting-information/ Just be sure to select “past eve

Hi everyone, Coming to you after the tragic events surrounding the murder of one of our own members and professional colleagues, Rebecca White, who was killed while working and making a difference in our local community. I did not know Rebecca personally but did positively interact with her a few times through these FB groups. If anyone did know her personally, I invite you to share some positive memories with her so that this can be a place of honoring and respect. If anyone

Hi everyone, Now that we are in January we are starting our state legislative session soon. Our 2026 legislative session is scheduled to run from 01/13/26 to 03/13/26. There will be a LOT of movement and chaos during this time, so be sure to keep an eye on when this document was last updated and pay attention to multiple sources to see where bills are currently at and going. I will be putting to light bills that are currently being looked at/possibly being introduced into the

Hi everyone, I have finished my new round of fingerprints for the licensure renewal procedure (as well as joining the Counseling Compact if you are an LMHC and wish to do this.) I figured it would be helpful to go through how to exactly get this situated. First up, the website that you use to actually do this: https://flhealthsource.gov/background-screening/ Select "Initiate a New Screening" It will ask you to look on the CHAI portal. You will find that here: https://chai.flc

Hi everyone, As per usual, here are the notes from the most recent board meeting that was held 12/12. This meeting was PACKED with stuff so lots to report here. As usual, no personal names or identifying information will be given for disciplinary proceedings. You are free to look up any of the publicly available information to review, however, through the board meetings page: https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/meeting.../ Just be sure to select “past events” since it

Hi everyone, Now that open enrollment has started for most everyone, I wanted to give a rundown of what to expect on the Florida ACA Marketplace this next year and some stats to keep everyone in the loop and prepared for what is to come. Note: this at present (11/12/25) is based on the enhanced ACA subsidies expiring with NO recourse set forth by this current Congress. Should this change I will update this post. TL;DR: Health insurance is getting (in many cases, way) more exp

UPDATE 09/30/25: Compact Connect is live! We cannot register yet until Florida officially confirms we are active (only AZ and MN right now) but you can go on and see what it looks like and get familiar for when we go live: https://app.compactconnect.org/Dashboard UPDATE 09/29/25: Update on the timeline! The Counseling Compact officially launches tomorrow in its first two states: Arizona and Minnesota. So LPCs from those states will be able to log on and apply for cross-pract

Hi everyone, As per usual, here are the notes from the most recent board meeting that was held 08/21. Lots of different things here, so I will get to them all. As usual, no personal names or identifying information will be given for disciplinary proceedings. You are free to look up any of the publicly available information to review, however, through the board meetings page: https://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/meeting.../ Just be sure to select “past events” since it

Hi everyone, So I've been getting some PMs regarding how to best keep invoices since that is becoming an add-on concern with clinicians going in front of the board and not keeping proper medical records. So I figured it would be helpful to give a little rundown. Yes, payment invoices are part of the medical record. So you need to be invoicing for every appointment you meet with a patient. This applies with insurance patients and self-pay. You can get lax with this if your EHR

Hi everyone, We have another general board meeting that has come and gone on May 15th, 2025. We got the audio very quickly this time so I can get up this post quickly! This was an in-person meeting featuring quite a few disciplinary proceedings, some updates to the various licensure applications to account for the new background check requirements, and various updates on things. Remember- for the privacy of the individuals, I will only be providing information relevant to our

Hi everyone, Giving an update on the legislation results from 2025. The session officially started March 2nd, 2025, and was originally...

Hi everyone, Getting a ton of PMs about this, so here is the information regarding the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical...

Hi everyone, So putting this thread together with an update on everything that’s going on with post-shooting recovery and also for those...

Hi everyone, So it looks like the portal for doing the newly required level 2 background and fingerprint screening starting July 1st,...

Hi everyone, I've received multiple PMs about the recent news regarding Medicare and telehealth provisions ending come March 31st, 2025....