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California Senate Bill 614 (SB-614)
SB 614 (Notto be confused withAB614) is a bill authoredbyCaliforniaSenatorMarkLeno,
and sponsoredbyCountyBehavioral HealthDirectorsAssociationof California,of whichKerenStockton,
the Directorof Modoc CountyBehavioral Healthisamember.
The bill addresses Medi-Cal:mental healthservices:peer,parent,transition-age,andfamilysupport
specialistcertification.
Links:http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB614
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_614&sess=CUR&house=B&author=leno_%3Cleno%3E
The bill isan act to addArticle 1.4 (commencingwithSection14045.10) to Chapter7 of Part 3 of Division
9 of,the Welfare andInstitutionsCode inCalifornia,relatingtoMedi-Cal.
The bill requiresthe Departmentof HealthCare Services(DHCS) toestablishaprogramfor certifying
peerand familysupportspecialists(PFSS) andtocollaborate withinterestedstakeholdersandallows
DHCS to seekanyfederal waiversorstate plan amendmentstoimplementthe certificationprogram.
If SB 614 is signedintoeffectby Governorof California,thenOSHPD(California'sOffice of Statewide
HealthPlanningand Development) will be incharge of the certificationprocedures.
Question:Howwill thisbillimpactpeersthatare currentlyworkinginBehavioralHealth?
Answer:The firstsetof amendmentsdraftedforthisbill addsagrandfatherclause toaddressthisissue,
so those alreadyworkingare includedinthisbill.
Progress so far…
04/13/2015 Senate Committee Analyses
04/15/15 (PASS) Senate Health Committee Do pass, first re-referredto Appropriations
04/27/15 (PASS) Senate Appropriations Analyses & votes Placedonsuspense file
05/28/15 (PASS) Senate Appropriations Committee votes Do pass
05/31/2015 Senate Floor Analyses
06/01/15 (PASS) Senate Floor votes 3rd Reading ofSB614 Senator Leno. Orderedto Assembly
07/10/2015 AssemblyCommittee Analyses
07/14/15 (PASS) AssemblyHealthCommittee votes Do pass as amendedandre-referredto Appropriations
08/26/2015 Assembly Appropriations Committee Read second time amended.

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California senate bill 614

  • 1. California Senate Bill 614 (SB-614) SB 614 (Notto be confused withAB614) is a bill authoredbyCaliforniaSenatorMarkLeno, and sponsoredbyCountyBehavioral HealthDirectorsAssociationof California,of whichKerenStockton, the Directorof Modoc CountyBehavioral Healthisamember. The bill addresses Medi-Cal:mental healthservices:peer,parent,transition-age,andfamilysupport specialistcertification. Links:http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB614 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_614&sess=CUR&house=B&author=leno_%3Cleno%3E The bill isan act to addArticle 1.4 (commencingwithSection14045.10) to Chapter7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of,the Welfare andInstitutionsCode inCalifornia,relatingtoMedi-Cal. The bill requiresthe Departmentof HealthCare Services(DHCS) toestablishaprogramfor certifying peerand familysupportspecialists(PFSS) andtocollaborate withinterestedstakeholdersandallows DHCS to seekanyfederal waiversorstate plan amendmentstoimplementthe certificationprogram. If SB 614 is signedintoeffectby Governorof California,thenOSHPD(California'sOffice of Statewide HealthPlanningand Development) will be incharge of the certificationprocedures. Question:Howwill thisbillimpactpeersthatare currentlyworkinginBehavioralHealth? Answer:The firstsetof amendmentsdraftedforthisbill addsagrandfatherclause toaddressthisissue, so those alreadyworkingare includedinthisbill. Progress so far… 04/13/2015 Senate Committee Analyses 04/15/15 (PASS) Senate Health Committee Do pass, first re-referredto Appropriations 04/27/15 (PASS) Senate Appropriations Analyses & votes Placedonsuspense file 05/28/15 (PASS) Senate Appropriations Committee votes Do pass 05/31/2015 Senate Floor Analyses 06/01/15 (PASS) Senate Floor votes 3rd Reading ofSB614 Senator Leno. Orderedto Assembly 07/10/2015 AssemblyCommittee Analyses 07/14/15 (PASS) AssemblyHealthCommittee votes Do pass as amendedandre-referredto Appropriations 08/26/2015 Assembly Appropriations Committee Read second time amended.