The Taxonomy Commission was established in August 2018, with Governor Baker’s signing into law of chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018. The commission is charged with recommending a taxonomy of licensed behavioral health clinical specialties that may be used by insurance carriers to develop a provider network, and to recommend a process that may be used by carriers to validate a licensed behavioral health clinician’s specialty. The commission is comprised of the Undersecretary of Health and Human Services, who chairs the commission, and a diverse panel of public health professionals, clinicians, and insurance carrier representatives.