Towards Consistency for Behavioral Health Paraprofessionals - Part 1: Where We Stand — A National Landscape of BHP Formalization
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Description
Examines how states regulate, educate, and reimburse behavioral health and substance use paraprofessionals. Identifies variations in credentials, training requirements, scope of practice, and financing. Includes a set of state profiles examining how selected states have approached development and regulation of behavioral health paraprofessionals. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s)
Hannah L. Maxey, Mykayla Moore
Date
2026
Organizations
Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University School of Medicine
Tagged as
Behavioral health workforce
· Health workforce education and training
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Licensure and certification of health professionals
· Medicaid
· Mental health
· Policy
· Recruitment and retention of health professionals
· Scope of practice
· Substance use and misuse
· Alaska
· California
· Kansas
· Maine
· North Dakota
· Ohio
· Utah
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- Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, view details