Mandates certain licensed mental health professional are qualified to provide behavioral health care supports through home and community-based services program administered by Division of Developmental Disabilities.

This bill changes a requirement for mental health professionals providing behavioral supports in New Jersey's home and community-based services program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Currently, these professionals must be supervised by a doctoral-level board-certified behavioral analyst. The bill eliminates that supervision requirement, stating that licensed mental health professionals whose scope of practice includes behavioral supports are automatically qualified to provide these services without such supervision. This directly affects mental health service providers working under the Division of Developmental Disabilities program.