GeorgiaGeorgia tracks licensed behavioral health professionals and shares workforce data
The state workforce board maintains a database and public dashboard about professionals who mainly treat or diagnose mental health or substance use disorders.
What it does
The state workforce board maintains a database and public online dashboard about professionals who mainly treat or diagnose mental health or substance use disorders. It must seek funding to support the work.
The board sets a minimum survey for licensing boards to collect demographic and other information from licensed professionals who mainly treat or diagnose mental health or substance use disorders.
Argument forA shared database and public dashboard could help state leaders and residents understand Georgia’s behavioral health workforce.
Argument againstA public dashboard could give professionals less control over how workforce information about them is shared.
More detail
The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce maintains a database and online dashboard about the covered workforce. The database concerns professionals who mainly treat or diagnose mental health or substance use disorders. Data includes the types of insurance they accept and whether they accept Medicaid and Medicare. The board must seek federal or other funding needed to support the database, including staffing.
The board sets a minimum survey for licensing boards to use when collecting information from covered professionals. The survey collects demographic and other information from professionals licensed by the listed boards.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 1Effective DateLatest
- May 12Act 629Major
- May 12Senate Date Signed by Governor Brian KempBecame Law
- Apr 10Senate Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 27Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #839 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #839 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23House Passed/Adopted By SubstitutePassed House
- Vote recorded House Vote #749 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House Vote #749 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 23House Third ReadersMinor
- Mar 18House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteMinor
- Mar 4House Second ReadersMinor
- Mar 3House First ReadersMinor
- Feb 26Senate Passed/AdoptedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #595 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate Vote #595 - 2025-2026 Regular Session. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Senate Third ReadMinor
- Feb 25Senate Read Second TimeMinor
- Feb 24Senate Committee Favorably ReportedMinor
- Feb 17Senate Read and ReferredMinor
- Feb 12Senate HopperIntroduced
HealthcareMental Health