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Board backs AB 82 and SB 402 and approves fingerprinting authority language for state legislation
Summary
At its Aug. 22 meeting the board voted to support AB 82 (protections for gender-affirming and reproductive health care providers) and SB 402 (autism service provider definitions) and approved draft language to secure explicit fingerprinting authority for board license checks.
The California Board of Psychology took several legislative positions and approvals on Aug. 22 related to provider protections, autism‑service oversight and fingerprinting authority.
The board voted to adopt a support position on AB 82, legislation that would expand legally protected health‑care activities to include gender‑affirming care and mental health services and would allow eligible providers to apply for the Secretary of State’s address confidentiality program. The legislative and…
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