Bill Text: CA AB2581 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Healing arts: continuing education: maternal mental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-09-03 - Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. [AB2581 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2581-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2581

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Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein

February 14, 2024

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An act to add Sections 2191.3, 2811.7, 2914.4, 3524.6, 4980.56, 4989.35, 4996.29, and 4999.77 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to healing arts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2581, as introduced, Maienschein. Healing arts: continuing education: maternal mental health.

Existing law, the Medical Practice Act, establishes the Medical Board of California and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physicians and surgeons. Existing law, the Nursing Practice Act, establishes the Board of Registered Nursing and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of the practice of nursing. Existing law, the Psychology Licensing Law, establishes the Board of Psychology and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of psychologists. Existing law, the Physician Assistant Practice Act, establishes the Physician Assistant Board and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of physician assistants.

Existing law, the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Act, the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act, the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act, and the Educational Psychologist Practice Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of the practices of marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, professional clinical counseling, and education psychology, respectively, by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Existing law establishes continuing education requirements for all of these various healing arts practitioners.

This bill would require licensees under these provisions to have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education and professional development requirements.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 2191.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

2191.3.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 2.

 Section 2811.7 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

2811.7.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 3.

 Section 2914.4 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

2914.4.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 4.

 Section 3524.6 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

3524.6.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 5.

 Section 4980.56 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

4980.56.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 6.

 Section 4989.35 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

4989.35.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 7.

 Section 4996.29 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

4996.29.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.

SEC. 8.

 Section 4999.77 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:

4999.77.

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a licensee shall have the option of taking coursework on maternal mental health to satisfy continuing education requirements.