A WisePractice Institute Recap of Legislative Updates, Rule Changes, and Regulatory Developments

*Deep breath. We made it through another year.*

2025 brought significant changes for behavioral health professionals in Texas — from new transparency laws to major shifts in continuing education tracking, supervision standards, and cross-profession harmonization. If you've been following along with our monthly meeting recaps, you've watched these developments unfold in real-time. If you haven't, this is your chance to catch up.

If you’ve ever read a legislative update and felt your shoulders creep toward your ears, you’re not alone. Regulatory changes can feel overwhelming, especially when they land mid-practice, mid-caseload, mid-everything.

So let’s slow this down, take a collective breath, and break it into manageable pieces.

House Bill 4224 (89th Regular Session) went into effect on September 1, 2025, and it introduces new transparency requirements for Texas health care licensees regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC).

CE reporting has changed for all BHEC Licensees. Beginning January 1, 2026, all licensees will be required to track and report their CE credits through CE Broker (a CE management system that BHEC has decided to use).

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) convened on October 14, 2025, covering a wide spectrum of updates impacting behavioral health professionals across Texas — including rulemaking actions, fiscal reports, enforcement trends, and emerging discussions around artificial intelligence and technology use.

While not every agenda item was discussed in depth, BHEC released…

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) has been busy — and there are several updates you’ll want to know about. From the currently open public comment period for proposed rule changes, to updated rulebooks, and a new mandated CE tracking system (*deep breaths*), here’s the roundup.

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) has officially published a series of adopted rule changes to the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). These updates appeared in the July 11, 2025 edition of the Texas Register and will take effect on July 20, 2025.

The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) met on June 24, 2025, bringing together representatives from the LPC, LMFT, Social Work, and Psychology Boards. The meeting covered rule adoptions, legislative updates, funding allocations, and long-term strategic planning efforts affecting licensed mental health professionals in Texas.

While not all details of the meeting are included here (so much was touched on!) here is a recap with a focus on rule changes that impact LPCs, LMFTs, LCSWs, and Psychologists as well as larger systemic shifts worth watching.