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LD1084 • 2025

Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals

Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals

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Sponsor
Representative Lydia Crafts
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals

Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  6. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  7. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals
Sponsor:
Representative Lydia Crafts
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1084
H.P. 706 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
Resolve, to Alleviate the Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage by
Allowing the Training and Granting of Behavioral Health
Certifications by Community-based Agencies and Hospitals
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered
printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Cosponsored by Senator MOORE of Washington and
Representatives: CARLOW of Buxton, GRAHAM of North Yarmouth, SHAGOURY of
Hallowell, Senator: INGWERSEN of York.

Page 1 - 132LR1784(01)
1Sec. 1. Behavioral health certifications. Resolved: That the Department of
2 Health and Human Services shall, by January 1, 2026, amend its rules to allow
3 community-based agencies and hospitals to provide in-house training and to certify their
4 own staff for all levels of mental health rehabilitation technicians, certified residential
5 medication aides and behavioral health professionals. The department shall terminate
6 3rd-party contracts to conduct this training and shall end the requirement for 3rd-party
7 approval for certifications for those positions.
8SUMMARY
9 This resolve requires the Department of Health and Human Services to, by January 1,
10 2026, amend its rules to allow community-based agencies and hospitals to provide in-house
11 training and to certify their own staff for all levels of mental health rehabilitation
12 technicians, certified residential medication aides and behavioral health professionals. It
13 requires the department to terminate 3rd-party contracts to conduct this training and to end
14 the requirement for 3rd-party approval for certifications for those positions.
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