Legislative Update — Ariel Cohen, MA, LMFT

CAMFT Facebook Page Legislative Updates
July, August and September 2022

7/21/22

Legislative Alert: US Senators Jon Tester and Jerry Moran call on Biden Administration to fill critical mental health care vacancies at the Veterans' Administration and establish an occupational series for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and MHCs at the VA. To read the full letter, visithttps://www.veterans.senate.gov/.../44B6FC35-3CFE-43E3...#CAMFT#MentalHealthMatters

8/18/22

Regarding Remote Supervision Passing the Legislature:
Thank you Assemblywoman Aguiar-Curry @AsmAguiarCurry and Governor Newsom @GavinNewsom for supporting MFTs and mental health!

8/29/22

Great news! Governor Gavin Newsom has announced he has signed AB 1758, the bill that allows for remote supervision in all settings. For the full text of the new law, visit:https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/.../billCompareClient…

8/30/22

BBS Update: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has updated its Continuing Education and Additional Coursework Regulations, approved to take effect July 1, 2023. The BBS will provide an FAQ regarding these changes in the coming months - in the meantime, you can visithttps://bbs.ca.gov/pdf/regulation/2021/cont_ed_adtext.pdf to view the revisions.

9/2/22

Legislative Alert: Bill SB 966 (Limon) which permanently allows associate clinicians (AMFTs and ASWs) to work in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) has passed the legislature and is on its way to the Governor.

9/22/22

Good news! The House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee sent to the full House the bill that would create Medicare reimbursement rights for MFTs! CAMFT is hoping the House will take this up in November. We will keep you posted!

9/26/22

Thank you, Governor Newsom!
Governor Newsom recently signed numerous bills CAMFT supported in 2022, including AB 32, AB 1759, AB 1860, and AB 2581.To learn more about these bills, visithttps://votervoice.net/CAMFT/Bills.

9/29/22

Legislative Alert: Bill SB 966 (Limon) which permanently allows associate clinicians (AMFTs and ASWs) to work in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) has been signed into law by the Governor! Many thanks to Senator Limon@moniquelimonca and all who made this possible.

9/30/22

Governor Newsom signed CAMFT-supported bill AB 988 (Bauer-Kahan), establishing a 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline in California. Many thanks to @GavinNewsom, Assemblymember @BauerKahan and all who made this possible. The Governor’s full signing message can be found athttps://www.gov.ca.gov/.../2022/09/AB-988-SIGNING.pdf....

Ariel Cohen, MA, LMFT, maintains a full-time private practice in Woodland Hills, CA. He works with children, teens, adults and families, with an emphasis on supporting the special needs community. He can be contacted at 818.674.9834 or ArielCohenLMFT@gmail.com.