Health & Fitness
Bay Area Lawmaker Calls For Hospitals To Meet Behavioral Health Staffing Standards
Assembly Bill 1001 would ensure there are enough qualified staff available to assist those experiencing mental health and addiction crises.
SAN FRANCISCO – In an effort to address a growing need for mental health and addiction care, a bill was introduced on Monday in the state assembly to develop a minimum staffing requirement for behavioral health emergencies in California hospitals.
Introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, Assembly Bill 1001 would reportedly ensure there is enough qualified staff available in all units of a hospital to promptly assist those experiencing mental health and addiction crises.
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The bill would require hospitals to have the following immediately available for hospital patients outside of psychiatric units: at least two psychiatric registered nurses and one trained staff member, as well as a staff member capable of caring for a patient's psychosocial needs.
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