California Legislative Updates
SB 43 and Prop. 1 – Now What?
SB 43 / Conservatorship Reform The dust has settled and only two counties will implement SB 43 (Eggman) on 1/1/24: San Francisco and San Luis Obispo. However, several boards of supervisors (e.g., Santa Clara, Stanislaus) told staff that they didn't necessarily want to wait until 1/1/26 to implement and that [...]
California Medical Board
CSAP has heard from a lot of you all around the state regarding new regulations being promulgated by the Medical Board of California. Rest assured, CSAP is tracking this, and coordinating with the California Medical Association to submit comments by the Board's deadline of November 14. As stated in the [...]
Campaign for Proposition 1 Begins
The campaign to overhaul California’s mental health system launched this week. The ballot measure committee is starting off with $6 million in the bank and is being led by Governor Newsom’s former deputy chief of staff, Lindsey Cobia, who will manage the campaign, and his former chief of staff, Jim [...]
Legislation
Government Affairs Committee The CSAP Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and Board met last night. The GAC recommended, and the Board concurred on the following actions: -CSAP will join the CMA and others to file an amicus to uphold the longstanding prohibition against non-physicians’ use of the term ‘doctor.’ -CSAP will [...]
Meet Some More CSAP Board Members!
Meet Some More CSAP Board Members! Matthew Goldenberg D.O. Matthew Goldenberg D.O. is the current president of the Southern California Psychiatric Society (SCPS) and chairs the SCPS Private Practice Committee. Through his role as SCPS president, Dr. Goldenberg will serve on the Board of CSAP for 2023 to 2024. Dr. [...]
Behavioral Health & Community Housing Grants
California Delivers $1.49 Billion in Behavioral Health & Community Housing Grants The State of California has awarded $1.49 billion in grants focused on addressing the behavioral health crisis impacting every community across the state. These new grants will help people with mental health and substance use disorders get connected to [...]