Healthcare (Mental Health)

passed · Hawaii · Senate Mar 18, 2026

SB 2080: RELATING TO THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT.

Adopts the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact to regulate the practice of telepsychology and temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice. Requires the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to adopt rules to implement and administer the Compact. Implementation effective January 1, 2028. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareEnables cross-state telepsychology practice, improving mental health service access across state lines per PSYPACT adoption.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 708: RELATING TO PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY FOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Authorizes and appropriates moneys for the Board of Psychology to grant prescriptive authority to clinical psychologists who meet specific education, training, and registration requirements. Requires the Board of Psychology to accept applications for prescriptive authority privilege beginning 7/1/2026. Requires the Board of Psychology to report to the Legislature.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareGrants prescriptive authority to clinical psychologists, expanding mental health services and improving patient access to care through new treatment options.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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passed · Hawaii · House Mar 23, 2026

HB 1889: RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Creates a School Psychologists Working Group within the Department of Education to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2027. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates Working Group to streamline school psychologist licensure, enhancing mental health support services in K-12 schools.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareCreates licensure pathway for school psychologists, supporting mental health access in schools via future legislative action.80% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Medical Licensing Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 2, 2026

SB 3273: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Exempts certain positions in the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health and Hawaii State Hospital from civil service. Authorizes the Director of Health to appoint two additional associate administrators and two project managers for the Hawaii State Hospital or a secure psychiatric rehabilitation facility.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAuthorizes additional staff appointments at Hawaii State Hospital, supporting mental health service delivery by improving operational staffing flexibility.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Hospitals Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 2, 2026

HB 2482: RELATING TO THE RELOCATION OF FACILITIES.

Establishes the facilities relocation task force to identify and address the issue of the inequitable location of mental health facilities, clean and sober homes, homeless shelters, and supportive living homes across the island of Oahu, particularly on the Waianae Coast. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds and creates task force to address inequitable mental health facility locations, improving access to mental health services on Waianae Coast.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingFunds task force to address inequitable placement of homeless shelters and supportive housing facilities, advancing housing access for vulnerable populations.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health Homelessness

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 26, 2026

SB 2224: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, requires each public school in the State, including charter schools, to employ, or retain under contract, at least one mental health professional for every 250 students enrolled, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Department of Education to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to contract for mental health professionals and to establish an unspecified number of full‑time equivalent mental health professional positions within the Department of Education.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates funds to require mental health professionals per 250 students, enhancing student mental health support in K-12 schools.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates mental health professionals in schools with funding, directly advancing mental health services per healthcare topic indicators.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health Teachers Healthcare Workforce Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 4, 2026

HB 1530: RELATING TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT.

Requires any person applying to the Department of Health to contract or extend or renew a contract to operate certain residential treatment programs to, as a condition of the contract, obtain and maintain a general liability insurance policy with a certain minimum coverage amount; submit to the Department for review and approval a community safety action plan; and provide to the community association or neighborhood board in the community in which the program will operate a written notice of the program's establishment and location and the community safety action plan.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance, safety plans, and notifications for youth mental health residential treatment programs, strengthening operational standards and patient safety in healthcare services.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · House Jan 30, 2026

HB 2157: RELATING TO COMPLEX PATIENT TREATMENT.

Appropriates funds to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division of the Department of Health to contract with community-based organizations for a behavioral health complex patient model. Requires a report to the Legislature.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAppropriates funds for behavioral health complex patient model, directly expanding mental health services through community-based organizations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 30, 2026

SB 3078: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION.

Requires the Director of Law Enforcement to adopt rules establishing training and certification standards and procedures for crisis intervention officers. Clarifies the scope of treatment allowable under orders for assisted community treatment. Requires the Department of the Attorney general to assist with the preparation, filing, and presentation of any request for a court or administrative order authorizing treatment over the objection of certain patients.

Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes crisis intervention officer training standards to reduce unnecessary criminal justice involvement in mental health crises, aligning with reform goals.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill establishes mental health intervention standards, clarifies treatment scope, and facilitates court-authorized treatment - directly advancing mental health services under healthcare topic.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Courts Law Enforcement Mental Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 46: RELATING TO INSURANCE.

SB 46 requires all health insurers in the state, including Medicaid managed care programs, to cover annual mental health wellness examinations. It directly affects health insurance providers by mandating this specific coverage in standard plans. The key provision is the requirement for insurers to include these annual examinations as a covered benefit without additional patient cost. This policy change ensures preventive mental health care becomes a standard part of insurance coverage.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurers to cover annual mental health wellness exams at no cost, expanding preventive mental health access and aligning with 'support' indicators for mental health services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Insurance Medicaid Mental Health

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