Relating to mental health; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires Oregon Health Authority to provide incentives to increase recruitment and retention of mental health workforce, including pipeline development, scholarships for undergraduates and stipends for graduate students, loan repayments and retention activities. Directs authority to expand funding, develop programs and provide incentives to improve access to culturally responsive behavioral health services by tribal members, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, veterans, persons with disabilities, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals working in correctional facilities, residents of rural areas and other underserved communities. Directs authority to provide funding to counties, community mental health programs and organizations to support individuals to transition from incarceration back into community. ] Directs authority to provide grants to licensed practitioners to pay costs of providing supervision of mental health practitioners in private practice. Requires employers of mental health workers to pay supervision costs of workers. Requires authority to provide funding to community mental health programs and private practitioners to ensure access to mental health care by communities disproportionately challenged by COVID-19. ] Appropriates moneys to authority to carry out provisions of Act. Changes name of "licensed professional counselor intern" and "licensed marriage and family therapist intern" to "licensed professional counselor associate" and "licensed marriage and family therapist associate." Declares emergency, effective on July 1, 2021.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Signed Aug 6, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Aug 6, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
upper
Jun 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Jun 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Bynum. Passed.
lower
Jun 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
lower
Jun 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
P
SS
Sheri Schouten
DDemocratic
P
TA
Teresa Alonso Leon
DDemocratic
Co
AW
Anna Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
Co
JR
Jeff Reardon
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Fahey
DDemocratic
Co
Lew Frederick
DDemocratic
Co
MD
Maxine Dexter
DDemocratic
Co
Pam Marsh
DDemocratic
Co
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
Co
Tawna Sanchez
DDemocratic
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