California Education Code

§ 49429

EDC § 49429 Effective Sep 23, 2021Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 27 · Ch. 9 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The department, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and appropriate stakeholders, including stakeholders with experience in telehealth, as defined in subdivision (d), shall develop guidelines on or before December 31, 2022, for the use of telehealth technology in public schools, including charter schools, to provide mental health and behavioral health services to pupils on school campuses.

(b)The guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but are not limited to, guidance on all of the following:

(1)Qualifications of individuals authorized to provide assistance, within their scope of practice, to pupils in accessing mental health and behavioral health services via telehealth technology at a schoolsite.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 252, Sec. 25. (AB 167) Effective September 23, 2021.