A "mental health professional" means either of the following:

• that term, as defined in section 100B of the Mental Health Code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100B.

• an individual who holds himself or herself out as being a mental health professional as defined in section 100B of the Mental Health Code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100B.

The bill would apply to mental health professionals who provide emotional or mental health services or treatment, defined as "...assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or counseling of a client or patient for a mental or emotional illness, symptom, or disorder or to understand unconscious or conscious motivation, to resolve emotional relationship, or attitudinal conflicts, or to modify behaviors that interfere with effective emotional, social, or intellectual functioning."

A "member of the clergy" means any of the following:

• an individual who is ordained or recognized as a religious leader by a church, denomination, religious association, or religious sect.

• a lay person who provides spiritual guidance, aid, or comfort on behalf of a church.

• an individual who serves as a youth pastor, youth counselor, or camp counselor, or a substantially similar position for a church, denomination, religious association, or religious sect.

• an individual who holds himself or herself out as being an individual described as above.

The bill would apply to members of the clergy who "....provide emotional or mental health services or treatment, spiritual counseling, spiritual advice, or aid and comfort to the victim...."