Bill > SB964

This bill requires the Department of Health Care Access and Information to commission consultants to prepare a report for the legislature by January 1, 2024, that provides a landscape analysis of California's current behavioral health workforce and the state's behavioral health workforce needs, and makes recommendations on how to address the state's behavioral health workforce shortage. The report will analyze the public, private, and nonprofit behavioral health labor market, the demographics of the workforce, the number and types of workers needed, and the education, licensing, and practice requirements for different behavioral health professions. The bill aims to help address the state's behavioral health workforce shortage and ensure that individuals can practice up to their full potential while maintaining high-quality care.