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AB-277 • 2026

Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.

Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.

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Sponsor
Alanis
Last action
Official status
Senate - Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The specific reason why no reimbursement is required is mentioned but not explained in detail in the provided text.

Background Checks for Behavioral Health Workers

AB-277 requires people who provide behavioral health treatment at centers, facilities, or programs to undergo criminal background checks.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires a person providing behavioral health treatment for a center, facility, or program to undergo a specified background check.
  • Expands the crime of unlawfully disclosing state summary criminal history information.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who provide behavioral health treatment at centers, facilities, or programs.
  • Local agencies that must follow new rules created by this bill.

Terms To Know

State summary criminal history information
Records of a person's past crimes kept by the Department of Justice.
Behavioral health treatment
Care or services provided to help with mental health and emotional well-being.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill states no reimbursement is required for a specified reason but does not list the specific steps for how background checks must be done.
  • An effective date has not been set yet in this document.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.