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: (Passed) 2024-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 836, Statutes of 2024. [AB2581 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2581-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Healing arts: continuing education: maternal mental health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 836, Statutes of 2024. [AB2581 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2581-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2581
Introduced by Assembly Member Maienschein |
February 14, 2024 |
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.