AB 2666: Behavioral health internship grant program.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2022-08-25
Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.
This bill would, subject to an appropriation, require the department to establish and administer a grant program to allocate funding in the form of stipends, to be distributed to students in behavioral health fields of study and practice, who are participating in internships or completing licensure hours, through unpaid positions, at federally qualified health centers. The bill would require the department, in making grant determinations, to consider mental health professional shortage areas, as defined, and underrepresented groups in the behavioral health workforce.
The bill would require the department to collect data in order to evaluate the impact of the grant program on serving the behavioral health needs of the patient community and the diversity of the behavioral health workforce, as specified. The bill would require the department to prepare annual reports based on the evaluation and to publish the annual reports on its internet website.
Existing law establishes various health professions education programs within the Department of Health Care Access and Information, through which scholarships, loan repayment grants, recruitment or training services, or other benefits are provided to certain health professionals, including mental health service providers, physicians, registered nurses, and vocational nurses, if they meet specified criteria. Existing law authorizes the department to award competitive grants to expand the supply of certain behavioral health professionals serving children and youth, as specified.
This bill would, subject to an appropriation, require the department to establish and administer a grant program to allocate funding in the form of stipends, to be distributed to students in behavioral health fields of study and practice, who are participating in internships or completing licensure hours, through unpaid positions, at federally qualified health centers. The bill would require the department, in making grant determinations, to consider mental health professional shortage areas, as defined, and underrepresented groups in the behavioral health workforce.
The bill would require the department to collect data in order to evaluate the impact of the grant program on serving the behavioral health needs of the patient community and the diversity of the behavioral health workforce, as specified. The bill would require the department to prepare annual reports based on the evaluation and to publish the annual reports on its internet website.
(a)Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes described in this section, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish and administer a grant program to allocate funding, in the form of stipends, to be distributed to students in behavioral health fields of study and practice, who are participating in internships or completing licensure hours, through unpaid positions, at federally qualified health centers.
(b)In determining the allocation of stipends based on applications submitted by the students, the department shall consider mental health professional shortage areas and underrepresented groups in the behavioral health workforce.
(c)(1)The department shall collect data, from the grant recipients and the federally qualified health centers affiliated with those recipients, in order to evaluate the impact of the grant program on serving the behavioral health needs of the patient community and the diversity of the behavioral health workforce by various demographic characteristics, including, but not limited to, languages spoken, race, and ethnicity.
(2)The department shall prepare annual reports based on the evaluation described in paragraph (1), excluding any personally identifiable information, and shall publish the annual reports on its internet website.
(d)For purposes of this chapter, mental health professional shortage area means an area designated as such by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(a)Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes described in this section, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall establish and administer a grant program to allocate funding, in the form of stipends, to be distributed to students in behavioral health fields of study and practice, who are participating in internships or completing licensure hours, through unpaid positions, at federally qualified health centers.
(b)In determining the allocation of stipends based on applications submitted by the students, the department shall consider mental health professional shortage areas and underrepresented groups in the behavioral health workforce.
(c)(1)The department shall collect data, from the grant recipients and the federally qualified health centers affiliated with those recipients, in order to evaluate the impact of the grant program on serving the behavioral health needs of the patient community and the diversity of the behavioral health workforce by various demographic characteristics, including, but not limited to, languages spoken, race, and ethnicity.
(2)The department shall prepare annual reports based on the evaluation described in paragraph (1), excluding any personally identifiable information, and shall publish the annual reports on its internet website.
(d)For purposes of this chapter, mental health professional shortage area means an area designated as such by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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Status
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| Sep 25, 2022 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug 23, 2022 | In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4982.). |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| Aug 11, 2022 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). |
| Aug 2, 2022 | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| Jun 23, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| May 24, 2022 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 23, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 4863.) |
| May 19, 2022 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). |
| May 19, 2022 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.) |
| May 18, 2022 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| Apr 27, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 6, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and HIGHER ED. |
| Feb 19, 2022 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Introduced. To print. |
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Date
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Description
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Location
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Votes
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| Aug 23, 2022 | Special Consent AB2666 | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| May 23, 2022 | AB 2666 Salas Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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