Amended IN Senate June 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1970Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 30, 2024An act to add Sections 18998.15 and 18998.35 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1970, as amended, Jackson. Mental Health: Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.Existing law establishes, within the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which is responsible for, among other things, administering various health professions training and development programs. Existing law requires the department to develop and approve statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs. Existing law defines community health worker to mean a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the access and cultural competence of service delivery.This bill would require the department to to, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification, as specified. The bill would require the department to collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program, as specified, and the number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18998.15 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.SEC. 2. Section 18998.35 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
Amended IN Senate June 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1970Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 30, 2024An act to add Sections 18998.15 and 18998.35 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1970, as amended, Jackson. Mental Health: Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.Existing law establishes, within the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which is responsible for, among other things, administering various health professions training and development programs. Existing law requires the department to develop and approve statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs. Existing law defines community health worker to mean a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the access and cultural competence of service delivery.This bill would require the department to to, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification, as specified. The bill would require the department to collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program, as specified, and the number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate June 03, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2024
Amended IN Senate June 03, 2024
Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1970
Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)January 30, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Jackson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta)
January 30, 2024
An act to add Sections 18998.15 and 18998.35 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1970, as amended, Jackson. Mental Health: Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.
Existing law establishes, within the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which is responsible for, among other things, administering various health professions training and development programs. Existing law requires the department to develop and approve statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs. Existing law defines community health worker to mean a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the access and cultural competence of service delivery.This bill would require the department to to, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification, as specified. The bill would require the department to collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program, as specified, and the number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.
Existing law establishes, within the Health and Welfare Agency, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which is responsible for, among other things, administering various health professions training and development programs. Existing law requires the department to develop and approve statewide requirements for community health worker certificate programs. Existing law defines community health worker to mean a liaison, link, or intermediary between health and social services and the community to facilitate access to services and to improve the access and cultural competence of service delivery.
This bill would require the department to to, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification, as specified. The bill would require the department to collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, the number of individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program, as specified, and the number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 18998.15 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.SEC. 2. Section 18998.35 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18998.15 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.
SECTION 1. Section 18998.15 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.
18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.
18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.
18998.15. (a) (1) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18998.1, the department shall shall, on or before July 1, 2025, develop criteria for a specialty certificate program and specialized training requirements for a Black Mental Health Navigator Certification.
(2) The department shall solicit stakeholder feedback on the criteria for the certificate.
(3) The department may engage a community-based organization with relevant expertise about mental health and wellness in Black communities to advise on or to develop the criteria.
(b) The Black Mental Health Navigator Certification specialty certificate program and specialized training shall include comprehensive training in mental health resources and awareness, including, but not limited to, entry-level assessments, crisis intervention training for nonemergency cases, navigation support, and Afrocentric culturally specific practices relative to delivering public health and mental health assistance to help connect individuals with state resources, licensed mental health professionals, and wellness services.
SEC. 2. Section 18998.35 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
SEC. 2. Section 18998.35 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.
18998.35. (a) The department shall collect and regularly publish data, not less than annually, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
(1) The number of individuals certified, and corresponding demographic information on the individuals certified, including those who complete a specialty certificate program and specialized training, by each type of certificate.
(2) The number of individuals who are actively employed in a community health worker role.
(b) This section does not require the reporting of the names or personal identifying information.