Florida H0873 mandates continuing education on maternal mental health for health care practitioners.

Florida H0873 creates a new statute requiring health care practitioners to complete continuing education on maternal mental health as part of their licensure renewal. This includes best practices in screening, the range of maternal mental health disorders, and the importance of involving mothers in treatment plans. The curriculum must be periodically updated to reflect new research and can be credited towards continuing education requirements. The bill affects practitioners in specialties such as pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and clinical psychology.

Florida H0873 mandates continuing education on maternal mental health for health care practitioners.

Florida H0873 creates a new statute requiring health care practitioners to complete continuing education on maternal mental health as part of their licensure renewal. This includes best practices in screening, the range of maternal mental health disorders, and the importance of involving mothers in treatment plans. The curriculum must be periodically updated to reflect new research and can be credited towards continuing education requirements. The bill affects practitioners in specialties such as pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and clinical psychology.