Senator Wiener to Hold Hearing on Timely Mental Health Care Access and Impending Kaiser Strike

SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction, will convene an oversight hearing on timely mental healthcare access and SB 221 implementation, as well as the impending Kaiser healthcare worker strike based on lack of compliance with SB 221. SB 221, which requires health plans to provide timely follow-up mental health care for patients, went into effect July 1, 2022. 

Who:

Senator Scott Wiener (San Francisco)

Publish Date: 
Monday, August 8, 2022