Board committee weighs safety, scope questions after SB 1024 notice requirement

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences Policy & Advocacy Committee on Oct. 24 heard testimony that the statutory disclosure required by SB 1024 may put some clinicians — and their families — at risk when they work in high‑security settings.

Roseanne Helms, the board’s legislative manager, told the committee that SB 1024 (enacted in 2024 and effective in 2025) amended the board’s display and notice rules to require that licensees and registrants provide in the required notice to consumers their full name as filed with the board, a license or registration number, the license or registration type, and the expiration date “prior to initiating psychotherapy services,” to ensure transparency in telehealth and other settings. Helms said staff have heard two recurring concerns: safety risks for clinicians working with incarcerated populations and…