You can download a PDF copy of the legislative change that has been requested at http://www.ngh.net/downloads/HB4039FL.pdf (HB 4039) - It would wipe out your ability to practice your profession in your state.
Here's a link to get the information on the Health and Human Services Subcommittee which has email links to each member:
When you click on the link to the above website, you will then need to click on the individual representative to get the email link. You send your email from there.
It has also been suggested that we contact the Speaker of the House to bring more attention to this action. Here is the link:
Once again, someone is trying to take away our right to practice in the State of Florida. I even saw a website where the mention of the law was to create a situation that would exclude those "crack hypnotists". We need the voters in the State of Florida to realize that now, even if they want to stop smoking or biting their fingernails, or improve their golf swing, they are going to have to get an appointment with a psychologist. Of course, health insurance is not going to want to cover those issues or your fear of public speaking, but fees will be higher and sessions will be shorter, and good luck finding a psychologist who has put in the time to train and do all the continuing education that National Guild of Hypnotists members do.
Below is some information on the new bill and an exerpt from a letter sent to members by the NGH. If you are a client of a hypnotist or a Professional Hypnotist, contact your State Representative now! In my next post, I will provide the links you can use to even just send a quick email.
As filed by Jose-Felix Diaz, Republican out of Miami-Dade county, district 115.
Below is an exerpt from a communication sent by the National Guild of Hypnotists.
On 1/27/11 2:04 PM, GFKein wrote: National Guild of Hypnotists Member Notice
Attn: NGH Florida Hypnotists Sent: January 27, 2011
NGH Communications Department
NGH President Dr. Dwight Damon
Greetings,
As the old saying goes, there is good news and there is bad news. In this case the good news is that we received word about the bad news as soon as it started, thanks to an alert member, James Carnes.
There is a submitted change in the Florida legislature to the exemption that we now practice under. You can download a PDF copy of the legislative change that has been requested at http://www.ngh.net/downloads/HB4039FL.pdf (HB 4039) - It would wipe out your ability to practice your profession in your state...............................................
................Through the years, starting with Orlando's Joe B. McCawley legislative battles in the 60's, there have been a lot of roadblocks thrown at us in Florida, but we persevered and came out on top. Dr. Dwight Damon
Dr. Dwight F. Damon, President NFH local 104, OPEIU, AFL/CIO, CLC
Helping people change their lives in meaningful ways through access to the subconscious mind is what I do. I help people to release mental, emotional, spiritual "debris" to make room for something better. I am a Certified Hypnotherapist and Certified Instructor with the National Guild of Hypnotists, a Master NLP Practitioner and Instructor through the National Federation of NeuroLinguistic Programming, and a Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner through the HypnoBirthing Institute. I am a Certified ThetaHealer and teach Basic, Advanced and Manifesting & Abundance ThetaHealing Practitioners.
