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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5675.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System|Section 5675.2.

5675.2.  (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund, from which money, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the Budget Act, shall be expended by the State Department of Health Care Services to fund administrative and other activities in support of the mental health licensing and certification functions of the State Department of Health Care Services. The Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund is the successor to the Licensing and Certification Fund, Mental Health, which fund is hereby abolished. All references in any law to the Licensing and Certification Fund, Mental Health shall be deemed to refer to the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund.(b) Commencing January 1, 2005, each new and renewal application for a license to operate a mental health rehabilitation center shall be accompanied by an application or renewal fee.(c) The amount of the fees shall be determined and collected by the State Department of Health Care Services, but the total amount of the fees collected shall not exceed the actual costs of licensure and regulation of the centers, including, but not limited to, the costs of processing the application, inspection costs, and other related costs.(d) Each license or renewal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance. Application for renewal of the license shall be accompanied by the necessary fee and shall be filed with the department at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. Failure to file a timely renewal may result in expiration of the license.(e) License and renewal fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund.(f) Fees collected by the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to this section shall be expended by the State Department of Health Care Services for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of all individuals providing care and supervision by licensees and to support activities of the department, including, but not limited to, monitoring facilities for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.(g) The State Department of Health Care Services may make additional charges to the facilities if additional visits are required to ensure that corrective action is taken by the licensee.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 45. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System|Section 5676.

5676.  (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health, shall develop a state-level plan for a streamlined and consolidated evaluation and monitoring program for the review of skilled nursing facilities with special treatment programs. The plan shall provide for consolidated reviews, reports, and penalties for these facilities. The plan shall include the cost of, and a timeline for implementing, the plan. The plan shall be developed in consultation with stakeholders, including county mental health programs, consumers, family members of persons residing in long-term care facilities who have serious mental illness, and long-term care providers. The plan shall review resident safety and quality programming, ensure that long-term care facilities engaged primarily in diagnosis, treatment, and care of persons with mental diseases are available and appropriately evaluated, and ensure that strong linkages are built to local communities and other treatment resources for residents and their families. The plan shall be submitted to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001.(b) The State Department of Public Health shall forward to the State Department of Health Care Services copies of citations issued to a skilled nursing facility that has a special treatment program certified by the State Department of Health Care Services.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 135. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5676.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System|Section 5676.5.

5676.5.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that funds allocated to establish or enhance mental health programs are used to integrate the new or enhanced program into an existing system of care.(b) Counties that apply for funds to establish or enhance their mental health service system shall document, in the application process, how the new funds blend into an existing system of care and do not supplant existing expenditures.(c) Applications shall include plans for services and supports, and shall specify how the new or enhanced program blends into an existing array of services. Applications shall demonstrate how a collaborative process involving clients, family members, and other system stakeholders was used to develop the proposal.(d) Applications shall include a commitment to outcome reporting, as defined by the department, including client benefit outcomes, client and family member satisfaction, system of care access, cost savings, cost avoidance, and cost effectiveness outcomes that measure both short- and long-term cost savings.(e) Applications shall demonstrate, when appropriate, how the county intends to continue the new or enhanced program when the grant funds have ended.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 57. Effective July 7, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5680.

5680.  In order to assist homeless mentally disabled persons to secure, stabilize, and maintain safe and adequate living arrangements in the community, the Legislature hereby establishes the Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5681.

5681.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that when funds are made available, counties should assure the delivery of long-range services and community support assistance to homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless. (b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that specific outreach and service priority be given under this chapter to homeless mentally disabled persons not served by any local or state programs as of September 30, 1985.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5682.

5682.  The goal of the community support system is to assure that needed community services are provided to homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless to stabilize, maintain, and enhance their living in the community. All services of the community support system are offered to these persons on a voluntary basis. The active participation of the clients being provided services is encouraged at all times. Programs are designed to be accessible to the clients intended to be served. No individual service offered should be contingent upon the acceptance of any other community support service or mental health treatment.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5683.

5683.  The function of the community support system is to conduct active outreach to homeless mentally disabled persons, to secure and maintain income, housing, food, and clothing for clients, and to develop social skills and prevocational and vocational skills on a voluntary basis. Each community support system is based upon the range of services as may be necessary to meet a client’s needs:(a)  Personal assistance to secure and maintain housing, food, clothing, income, and health benefits. (b) Accessing social and vocational skill development activities when they are available, case management, and crisis intervention, with a focus on finding alternatives to acute inpatient hospital care, services when they are needed.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5683.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5683.5.

5683.5.  Community support systems may provide temporary funds to their homeless clients for their personal incidental living needs while the clients are in residential placement. Up to seventy-five dollars ($75) may be made available monthly to each client for this purpose. Local mental health programs shall, to the extent possible, recoup payments from clients after they become eligible for a governmental assistance program, including, but not limited to, general relief or SSI/SSP funds or otherwise become financially able to repay the county community support system.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5685.

5685.  Counties may provide specific services, contract with a public or private agency, or a combination of both. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent a county from developing a consortium model which involves a number of providers performing specific functions. If a county decides to contract out a portion or all of the community support program functions, priority shall be given to providers, public or private, that have demonstrated an ability and desire to the county to work with the population intended to be served and which possess the management skills needed to perform the functions they propose to perform.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5685.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5685.5.

5685.5.  (a) A county may contract with the local office of the public guardian to receive and manage income and benefits for mentally ill persons, regardless of whether the persons are under conservatorship. The case management services described in this section shall be provided only with the consent of the client. The public guardian, under the contracts, may perform functions intended to meet the goals of the community support system listed in Section 5683, and may also include, but not be limited to, all of the following case management services: (1) Outreach and casefinding to locate mentally ill persons in need of services. (2) Establishing liaison with charitable organizations which serve mentally ill persons. (3) Assistance in applying for and obtaining public assistance benefits for which they are eligible. (b) Any office of the public guardian contracting with the county to provide these management services shall maintain a record of those individuals being assisted, including information about whether the individual is under conservatorship, the type of service assistance provided by the office of the public guardian, and any agencies with which the office of the public guardian is coordinating efforts.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5686 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5686.

5686.  Whenever a county believes that a mentally disabled person may be unable to manage his or her SSI/SSP funds, the county mental health program shall advise the person that he or she may have a trusted family member, relative or friend designated as their representative payee under the SSI/SSP program.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5686.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5686.5.

5686.5.  In order to make the most efficient use of the public funds appropriated for this purpose, counties are encouraged to maximize the use of existing public and private community resources. If voluntarily requested by the client, the community support agency shall help the client learn to manage his or her own money. Any SSI/SSP money, or other personal funds, if managed by the program or by the local office of the public guardian, shall, at all times, be considered as the client’s money. Nothing in this section, however, shall prevent a client from purchasing residential care with SSI/SSP funds.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5688.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons|Section 5688.6.

5688.6.  Any and all funds appropriated for the homeless mentally disabled which have been determined to be unexpended and unencumbered two years after the date the funds were appropriated shall be transferred to the Department of Housing and Community Development. The amount of transfer shall be determined after the State Department of Health Care Services settles county cost reports for the fiscal year the funds were appropriated. The funds transferred to the Department of Housing and Community Development shall be administered in accordance with that department’s Special Users Housing Rehabilitation or Emergency Shelter programs to provide low-income transitional and long-term housing for homeless mentally disabled persons. Special priority shall be given to project proposals for homeless mentally disabled persons in the same county from which the funds for the support of the community support system were originally allocated.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 136. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 3 - Community Vocational Rehabilitation System|Section 5690.

5690.  It is the intent of the Legislature to, encourage the establishment in each county of a system of community vocational rehabilitation and employment services, for persons with serious psychiatric disabilities. It is further the intent of the Legislature that there be a range of available services whenever possible in each county based on the principle that work is an essential element in the local mental health treatment and support system.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 157. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 3 - Community Vocational Rehabilitation System|Section 5691.

5691.  (a) Counties may implement the community vocational rehabilitation system described in this chapter with existing county allocations, funds available from the Department of Rehabilitation and other state and federal agencies. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that on an annual basis five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or 17 percent, whichever is less, of the total federal funds available to the State of California pursuant to Section 611 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 290aa) shall be used to fund services pursuant to this chapter for homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless who have been identified pursuant to Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 5680). Counties may not use these funds to provide services, including, but not limited to, vocational services, which could be funded by the Department of Rehabilitation.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 158. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 3 - Community Vocational Rehabilitation System|Section 5692.

5692.  The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, have responsibility for the provision of technical assistance, maximizing federal revenue, and ensuring coordination with other state agencies including implementing and coordinating interagency agreements between the Department of Rehabilitation and the State Department of Health Care Services.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 138. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5693.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 3 - Community Vocational Rehabilitation System|Section 5693.2.

5693.2.  Counties undertaking development of a community vocational rehabilitation system are encouraged to establish an advisory group consisting of primary consumers, parents, representatives from the business community, and other individuals who may provide assistance in developing the system.(Added by renumbering Section 5695 (as added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1286) by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1374, Sec. 33. Effective October 28, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5693.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 3 - Community Vocational Rehabilitation System|Section 5693.5.

5693.5.  The director shall provide technical assistance to those counties developing a community vocational rehabilitation system. In the event that the department lacks sufficient resources to provide technical assistance, it may be provided by contract.(Added by renumbering Section 5696 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 163. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 4 - Self-Help|Section 5694.

5694.  Each community support program for the homeless mentally disabled should also assist its clients to establish self-help groups and peer counseling. Each agency should offer each client a written individualized service plan that will specify the services to be provided as a result of discussions with the client and the rights of the client, as well as the expected results or outcomes of the services. Each program should encourage each client to include family members, friends, his or her primary therapist, and his or her physician in the development of his or her individualized service plan.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 164. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5694.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 4 - Self-Help|Section 5694.5.

5694.5.  The counties may utilize designated mental health funding pursuant to this part for establishing and maintaining any client self-help mental health projects.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 164. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5694.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 5 - Policy Initiatives for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children|Section 5694.7.

5694.7.  When the director of behavioral health in a county is notified pursuant to Section 319.1 or 635.1, or Section 7572.5 of the Government Code about a specific case, the county behavioral health director shall assign the responsibility either directly or through contract with a private provider, to review the information and assess whether or not the child is seriously emotionally disturbed as well as to determine the level of involvement in the case needed to assure access to appropriate mental health treatment services and whether appropriate treatment is available through the minor’s own resources, those of the family or another private party, including a third-party payer, or through another agency, and to ensure access to services available within the county’s program. This determination shall be submitted in writing to the notifying agency within 30 days. If in the course of evaluating the minor, the county behavioral health director determines that the minor may be dangerous, the county behavioral health director may request the court to direct counsel not to reveal information to the minor relating to the name and address of the person who prepared the subject report. If appropriate treatment is not available within the county’s Bronzan-McCorquodale program, nothing in this section shall prevent the court from ordering treatment directly or through a family’s private resources.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 35. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5695.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2.5 - Program Initiatives|ARTICLE 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5695.2.

5695.2.  There may be established, on a regional basis, secure facilities which are physically and programmatically designed for the commitment and ongoing treatment of seriously emotionally disturbed minors who have been adjudged wards of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602. No minor shall be committed to the facility for more than 18 months from the date of admission.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)