Maine LD1084 would allow community-based agencies and hospitals to train and certify their own behavioral health staff.
Maine LD1084 resolves to address the behavioral health workforce shortage by allowing community-based agencies and hospitals to provide in-house training and certify their own staff for mental health rehabilitation technicians, certified residential medication aides, and behavioral health professionals. The Department of Health and Human Services must amend its rules to implement these changes by January 1, 2026, and terminate third-party contracts for training and certification.
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