An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development
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| H2218 | An Act to further enhance behavioral health workforce development | Active |
Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) shall direct the Commissioners of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Department of Personnel Administration, to update the official Job Classification Specifications to include Licensed Mental Health Counselors(LMHCs) and Licensed Supervised Mental Health Counselors (LSMHCs) to the full extent of their scopes’ of practice.
Said revisions to the Job Classification Specifications must be completed by September 1, 2025. All relevant behavioral health job postings for positions in the aforementioned Departments under the jurisdiction of EEOHS will reflect these revisions by September 1, 2025.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) shall direct the Commissioners of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Public Health (DPH), and the Department of Personnel Administration, to update the official Job Classification Specifications to include Licensed Mental Health Counselors(LMHCs) and Licensed Supervised Mental Health Counselors (LSMHCs) to the full extent of their scopes’ of practice. SECTION 2. Said revisions to the Job Classification Specifications must be completed by September 1, 2025. All relevant behavioral health job postings for positions in the aforementioned Departments under the jurisdiction of EEOHS will reflect these revisions by September 1, 2025.