The legislation would require that each hospital in the state would have at least two psychiatric registered nurses, one trained staff member and a staff member capable of caring for a patient’s psychosocial needs outside of the facility’s psychiatric department.
Californians with behavioral health diagnoses make up one-third of all inpatient hospital admissions, according to a 2020 California Department of Health Care Access and Information report.
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