California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 906 — Mental health services and substance use disorder treatment: peer support specialist certification.

Last action — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program and provides for various services, including various behavioral and mental health services. Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) , an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs. The act also requires funds to be reserved for the costs for the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Mental Health Planning Council, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) , the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, the State Department of Public Health, and any other state agency to implement all duties pursuant to certain programs provided for by the act, subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The act provides that it may be amended by the Legislature by a 23 vote of each house as long as the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the act, and that the Legislature may also clarify procedures and terms of the act by majority vote. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish, no later than July 1, 2020, a peer support specialist certification to support the ongoing provision of services to individuals experiencing mental health care needs, substance use disorder needs, or both by certified peer support specialists. The certification components would include, among others, curriculum and core competencies, training and continuing education requirements, a code of ethics, and a process for the investigation of complaints and corrective action. The bill would require an applicant for the certification as a peer support specialist to meet specified requirements, including successful completion of the curriculum and training requirements. This bill would require, among other things, the department to collaborate with OSHPD and interested stakeholders in implementing the certification. The bill would authorize the department to use funding provided through the MHSA to fund state administrative costs related to this article, subject to an express appropriation in the annual Budget Act, and to the extent authorized under the Mental Health Services Act. The bill would permit the department to claim federal financial participation under the Medicaid program, as specified. This bill would authorize the department to establish a certification fee schedule and to require remittance of fees as contained in the schedule, for the purpose of supporting activities associated with the ongoing administration of the peer support specialist certification. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that the certification fees charged by the department reasonably reflect the expenditures directly applicable to the ongoing administration of the certification. This bill would authorize the department to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis, as specified. This bill also would authorize the department to implement, interpret, or make specific its provisions by means of informational notices, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions, without taking regulatory action, until regulations are adopted. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, and, commencing July 1, 2019, would require the department to provide semiannual status reports to the Legislature until regulations have been adopted. The bill would provide that the department's implementation of the peer support specialist certification, with respect to Medi-Cal specialty mental health services and Drug Medi-Cal services, is contingent upon federal approval and federal matching funds. This bill would declare that it clarifies terms and procedures under the Mental Health Services Act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6150.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  11. August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4399.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4299.) (May 25).

  19. Set for hearing May 25.

  20. May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  21. Set for hearing May 14.

  22. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 4375.) (March 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. Set for hearing March 14.

  25. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Beall · Primary
  • Hertzberg · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Beall

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Anderson
  • Hertzberg
  • Pan

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 906 Beall Senate Third Reading By WALDRON

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58000
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 80000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Unfinished Business SB906 Beall et al. Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Chang — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9004
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12005
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Obernolte — Not Voting
Fong — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3000
Unaffiliated 11000
Republican 1000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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3rd Reading SB906 Beall et al.

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33001
Democratic 5000
Total 38001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Lara — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass as amended

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 906 do?
Existing law provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income persons receive health care benefits. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program and provides for various services, including various behavioral and mental health services. Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) , an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, establishes the continuously appropriated Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs. The act also requires funds to be reserved for the costs for the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Mental Health Planning Council, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) , the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, the State Department of Public Health, and any other state agency to implement all duties pursuant to certain programs provided for by the act, subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act. The act provides that it may be amended by the Legislature by a 23 vote of each house as long as the amendment is consistent with, and furthers the intent of, the act, and that the Legislature may also clarify procedures and terms of the act by majority vote. This bill would require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish, no later than July 1, 2020, a peer support specialist certification to support the ongoing provision of services to individuals experiencing mental health care needs, substance use disorder needs, or both by certified peer support specialists. The certification components would include, among others, curriculum and core competencies, training and continuing education requirements, a code of ethics, and a process for the investigation of complaints and corrective action. The bill would require an applicant for the certification as a peer support specialist to meet specified requirements, including successful completion of the curriculum and training requirements. This bill would require, among other things, the department to collaborate with OSHPD and interested stakeholders in implementing the certification. The bill would authorize the department to use funding provided through the MHSA to fund state administrative costs related to this article, subject to an express appropriation in the annual Budget Act, and to the extent authorized under the Mental Health Services Act. The bill would permit the department to claim federal financial participation under the Medicaid program, as specified. This bill would authorize the department to establish a certification fee schedule and to require remittance of fees as contained in the schedule, for the purpose of supporting activities associated with the ongoing administration of the peer support specialist certification. The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature that the certification fees charged by the department reasonably reflect the expenditures directly applicable to the ongoing administration of the certification. This bill would authorize the department to enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis, as specified. This bill also would authorize the department to implement, interpret, or make specific its provisions by means of informational notices, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions, without taking regulatory action, until regulations are adopted. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations by July 1, 2022, and, commencing July 1, 2019, would require the department to provide semiannual status reports to the Legislature until regulations have been adopted. The bill would provide that the department's implementation of the peer support specialist certification, with respect to Medi-Cal specialty mental health services and Drug Medi-Cal services, is contingent upon federal approval and federal matching funds. This bill would declare that it clarifies terms and procedures under the Mental Health Services Act.
Who sponsors SB 906?
SB 906 is sponsored by Anderson, Beall, Hertzberg, and Pan.
What is the current status of SB 906?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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