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California 20252026

AB 96

Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Mentalhealthservices, peersupportspecialistcertification
Introduced / first action
2025-01-07 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Community health workers.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes 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 establishes a schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program and provides for various services, including behavioral and mental health services that are rendered by Medi-Cal enrolled providers. Existing law authorizes a county, or an agency representing the county, to develop a peer support specialist certification program, subject to department approval. Existing law imposes specified requirements on applicants for certification as a peer support specialist, including that the applicant be at least 18 years of age and possess a high school diploma or equivalent degree. This bill would remove the requirement of possessing a high school diploma or equivalent degree from the requirements necessary for an applicant to receive certification.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  2. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  5. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2

  6. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  7. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  8. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    reading-1, referral-committee

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3828.)

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  12. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  14. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  16. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

    amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  18. Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

    referral-committee

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee February 7.

  20. Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

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