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Committee forwards rename of Mental Health Board to Behavioral Health Commission
Summary
Rules Committee advanced an ordinance to rename the Mental Health Board the Behavioral Health Commission, expand the definition of 'consumer' to include substance‑use service recipients and allow certain employees to serve with conflict recusal; the committee recommended the item be moved to the full board with a positive recommendation.
The Rules Committee voted to forward an ordinance that would rename San Francisco’s Mental Health Board the Behavioral Health Commission, broaden the definition of "consumer" to include people who receive substance‑use services, and permit certain employees of public or private health agencies to be appointed if they recuse for conflicts of interest.
Andy Mullen presented the item on behalf of Supervisor (Stephanie), saying the proposal comes from board members and modernizes language that dates to the board’s 1956 origins. "The mental health board is a…
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