No. HB 873
Filed under Healthcare.
Health Care Practitioner Maternal Mental Health Continuing Education Requirements; Provides curriculum requirements relating to maternal mental health for required continuing education hours for licensure renewal; requires board, or DOH if there is no board, to periodically update specified curriculum & accept, as credit toward continuing education requirements, successful completion of such curriculum.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDContinuing education for license renewal must now include maternal mental health: best practices for screening, the range of disorders, evidence-based treatment options that let mothers help shape their own care, and when to consult a psychiatrist instead of just referring out.
A licensing board, or the health department if a profession has no board, must keep this curriculum updated as new research comes out, rather than leaving it fixed at whatever is taught first.
Pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists are guaranteed continuing-education credit for completing this curriculum, though the bill's language does not limit the underlying requirement to only those four specialties.
AICreates a new requirement that continuing education hours for license renewal include screening best practices, the range of maternal mental health disorders, evidence-based treatment options, and when to consult a psychiatrist versus refer a patient.
AIRequires that continuing education on evidence-based treatment options specifically cover letting a mother participate in developing her own treatment plan, not just list the treatments available.
AIRequires training on distinguishing between consulting a psychiatrist and making a referral, specifically for obstetricians and primary care physicians.
AIRequires the applicable board, or the department where none exists, to periodically refresh the curriculum as research evolves, and to count completion of it toward renewal for pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists.