AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES TO PROVIDE DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY CATCHMENT AREA FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA SCORES.

This bill requires the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to share specific healthcare workforce data with the Department of Public Health. The data must be organized by geographic catchment areas (local service regions) and include "health care professional shortage area scores," which identify regions with insufficient healthcare workers. This creates a mandatory reporting mechanism between the two state departments to improve data coordination on workforce gaps.