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Clatsop commissioners press CCO and state partners to address licensure, pay and rural workforce barriers
Summary
Commissioners pressed CareOregon/CPCCO and community partners on licensure complexity, low rural recruitment and pay inequities that hinder behavioral‑health staffing; CCO and Shaira said they are working with the governor’s talent council and licensing boards to address workforce barriers.
County commissioners used the CCO presentation as a forum to press for broader workforce and licensure fixes they say are needed to sustain local behavioral‑health access.
"The process in Oregon to be licensed as a clinician was so difficult and expensive and time consuming that I did other things," Commissioner Thompson said, describing barriers that can deter qualified clinicians from practicing in Oregon.
Commissioners described multiple interrelated problems: long, costly licensing processes, noncompetitive pay compared with other states, and the practical difficulty of recruiting clinicians to serve sparsely…
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