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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5611.

5611.  (a) The Director of State Hospitals shall establish a Performance Outcome Committee, to be comprised of representatives from the Public Law 99-660 Planning Council and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California. Any costs associated with the performance of the duties of the committee shall be absorbed within the resources of the participants.(b) Major mental health professional organizations representing licensed clinicians may participate as members of the committee at their own expense.(c) The committee may seek private funding for costs associated with the performance of its duties.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 33. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5612.

5612.  (a) (1) The Performance Outcome Committee shall develop measures of performance for evaluating client outcomes and cost effectiveness of mental health services provided pursuant to this division. The reporting of performance measures shall utilize the data collected by the State Department of Mental Health in the client-specific, uniform, simplified, and consolidated data system. The performance measures shall take into account resources available overall, resource imbalance between counties, other services available in the community, and county experience in developing data and evaluative information.(2) During the 1992–93 fiscal year, the committee shall include measures of performance for evaluating client outcomes and cost-effectiveness of mental health services provided by state hospitals.(b) The committee should consider outcome measures in the following areas:(1) Numbers of persons in identified target populations served. (2) Estimated number of persons in identified target populations in need of services. (3) Treatment plans development for members of the target population served.(4) Treatment plan goals met. (5) Stabilization of living arrangements. (6) Reduction of law enforcement involvement and jail bookings.(7) Increase in employment or education activities. (8) Percentage of resources used to serve children and older adults. (9) Number of patients’ rights advocates and their duties. (10) Quality assurance activities for services, including peer review and medication management. (11) Identification of special projects, incentives, and prevention programs. (c) Areas identified for consideration by the committee are for guidance only.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1374, Sec. 30. Effective October 28, 1992.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5613.

5613.  (a) Counties shall annually report data on performance measures established pursuant to Section 5612 to the local mental health advisory board and to the Director of Health Care Services.(b) The Director of Health Care Services shall annually make data on county performance available to the Legislature, and post that data on the department’s Internet Web site, by no later than March 15 of each year.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 476, Sec. 1. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5614.

5614.  (a) The department, in consultation with the Compliance Advisory Committee that shall have representatives from relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to, local mental health departments, local mental health boards and commissions, private and community-based providers, consumers and family members of consumers, and advocates, shall establish a protocol for ensuring that local mental health departments meet statutory and regulatory requirements for the provision of publicly funded community mental health services provided under this part.(b) The protocol shall include a procedure for review and assurance of compliance for all of the following elements, and any other elements required in law or regulation:(1) Financial maintenance of effort requirements provided for under Section 17608.05.(2) Each local mental health board has approved procedures that ensure citizen and professional involvement in the local mental health planning process.(3) Children’s services are funded pursuant to the requirements of Sections 5704.5 and 5704.6.(4) The local mental health department complies with reporting requirements developed by the department.(5) To the extent resources are available, the local mental health department maintains the program principles and the array of treatment options required under Sections 5600.2 to 5600.9, inclusive.(6) The local mental health department meets the reporting required by the performance outcome systems for adults and children.(c) The protocol developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall focus on law and regulations and shall include, but not be limited to, the items specified in subdivision (b). The protocol shall include data collection procedures so that state review and reporting may occur. The protocol shall also include a procedure for the provision of technical assistance, and formal decision rules and procedures for enforcement consequences when the requirements of law and regulations are not met. These standards and decision rules shall be established through the consensual stakeholder process established by the department.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 191. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5614.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5614.5.

5614.5.  (a) The department, in consultation with the Quality Improvement Committee which shall include representatives of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, local mental health departments, consumers and families of consumers, and other stakeholders, shall establish and measure indicators of access and quality to provide the information needed to continuously improve the care provided in California’s public mental health system.(b) The department in consultation with the Quality Improvement Committee shall include specific indicators in all of the following areas:(1) Structure.(2) Process, including access to care, appropriateness of care, and the cost effectiveness of care.(3) Outcomes.(c) Protocols for both compliance with law and regulations and for quality indicators shall include standards and formal decision rules for establishing when technical assistance, and enforcement in the case of compliance, will occur. These standards and decision rules shall be established through the consensual stakeholder process established by the department.(d) The department shall report to the legislative budget committees on the status of the efforts in Section 5614 and this section by March 1, 2001. The report shall include presentation of the protocols and indicators developed pursuant to this section or barriers encountered in their development.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 511, Sec. 7. (AB 1688) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5615.

5615.  If they so elect, cities that were operating independent public mental health programs on January 1, 1990, shall continue to receive direct payments.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 102. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5616.

5616.  Nothing in this part shall prevent any city or combination of cities from owning, financing, and operating a mental health program.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 104. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5618 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5618.

5618.  Mental health plans shall be responsible for providing information to potential clients, family members, and caregivers regarding specialty Medi-Cal mental health services offered by the mental health plans upon request of the individual. This information shall be written in a manner that is easy to understand and is descriptive of the complete services offered.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 53. Effective July 7, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5622.

5622.  (a) A licensed inpatient mental health facility, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 1262 of the Health and Safety Code, operated by a county or pursuant to a county contract, shall, prior to the discharge of any patient who was placed in the facility, prepare a written aftercare plan. The aftercare plan, to the extent known, shall specify the following:(1) The nature of the illness and followup required.(2) Medications, including side effects and dosage schedules. If the patient was given an informed consent form with his or her medications, the form shall satisfy the requirement for information on side effects of the medications.(3) Expected course of recovery.(4) Recommendations regarding treatment that are relevant to the patient’s care.(5) Referrals to providers of medical and mental health services.(6) Other relevant information.(b) Any person undergoing treatment at a facility under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act or a county Bronzan-McCorquodale facility and the person’s conservator, guardian, or other legally authorized representative shall be given a written aftercare plan prior to being discharged from the facility. The person shall be advised by facility personnel that he or she may designate another person to receive a copy of the aftercare plan.(c) A copy of the aftercare plan shall be given to any person designated under subdivision (b). A patient who is released from any local treatment facility described in subdivision (c) of Section 1262 of the Health and Safety Code on a voluntary basis may refuse any or all services under the written aftercare plan.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 512, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5623.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5623.5.

5623.5.  Commencing October 1, 1991, and to the extent resources are available, no county shall deny any person receiving services administered by the county mental health program access to any medication which has been prescribed by the treating physician and approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Medi-Cal program for use in the treatment of psychiatric illness.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 107. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5650.

5650.  (a) The State Department of Health Care Services and each county shall have a performance contract for community mental health services, the Mental Health Services Act, the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness grant, the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, and other federal grants or other county mental health programs.(b) The department shall develop the county mental health services performance contract, which shall be effective for an initial period of three years. The department shall provide the three-year performance contract to the county by January 2 of the year the existing performance contract expires. The county shall adopt, execute, and return the performance contract by May 1 of the year the existing contract expires.(c) The department may extend the term of the contract for two one-year periods. If the department extends the term of the performance contract, the department shall notify the county by January 2 of the year the existing performance contract expires. The county shall adopt, execute, and return the extension to the performance contract by May 1 of the year the existing contract expires.(d) The department may amend the contract at any time during the term of the contract and the county shall have 90 days from receipt of an amendment to adopt, execute, and return the amendment to the department.(e) For the purposes of this chapter, provisions of law referring to the county shall be construed to include counties, counties acting jointly, and cities receiving funds pursuant to Section 5701.5.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 424, Sec. 13. (SB 1495) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5650.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5650.5.

5650.5.  Any other provision of law referring to the county Short-Doyle plan shall be construed as referring to the county mental health services performance contract described in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 113. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5651.

5651.  (a) Counties shall comply with the terms of the county mental health services performance contract.(b) The county mental health services performance contract shall include all of the following provisions:(1) That the county shall comply with the expenditure requirements of Section 17608.05.(2) That the county shall provide services to persons receiving involuntary treatment as required by Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) and Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 5585).(3) That the county shall comply with all requirements necessary for Medi-Cal reimbursement for mental health treatment services and case management programs provided to Medi-Cal eligible individuals, including, but not limited to, the provisions set forth in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5700), and that the county shall submit cost reports and other data to the department in the form and manner determined by the State Department of Health Care Services.(4) That the local mental health advisory board has reviewed and approved procedures ensuring citizen and professional involvement at all stages of the planning process pursuant to Section 5604.2.(5) That the county shall comply with all provisions and requirements in law pertaining to patient rights.(6) That the county shall comply with all requirements in federal law and regulation, and all agreements, certifications, assurances, and policy letters, pertaining to federally funded mental health programs, including, but not limited to, the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness grant and Community Mental Health Services Block Grant programs.(7) That the county shall provide all data and information set forth in Sections 5610 and 5664.(8) That the county, if it elects to provide the services described in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5670), shall comply with guidelines established for program initiatives outlined in that chapter.(9) That the county shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations for all services delivered, including all laws, regulations, and guidelines of the Mental Health Services Act.(10) The State Department of Health Care Services’ ability to monitor the county’s three-year program and expenditure plan and annual update pursuant to Section 5847.(11) Other information determined to be necessary by the director, to the extent this requirement does not substantially increase county costs.(c) The State Department of Health Care Services may include contract provisions for other federal grants or county mental health programs in this performance contract.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 424, Sec. 14. (SB 1495) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5652.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5652.5.

5652.5.  (a) Each county shall utilize available private and private nonprofit mental health resources and facilities in the county prior to developing new county-operated resources or facilities when these private and private nonprofit mental health resources or facilities are of at least equal quality and cost as county-operated resources and facilities and shall utilize available county resources and facilities of at least equal quality and cost prior to new private and private nonprofit resources and facilities. All the available local public or private and private nonprofit facilities shall be utilized before state hospitals are used. (b) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county from restructuring its systems of care in the manner it believes will provide the best overall care.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 125. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5652.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5652.7.

5652.7.  A county shall have only 60 days from the date of submission of an application to review and certify or deny an application to establish a new mental health care provider. If an application requires review by the State Department of Health Care Services, the department shall also have only 60 days from the date of submission of the application to review and certify or deny an application to establish a new mental health care provider.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 123. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5653.

5653.  (a) Optimum use shall be made of appropriate local public and private organizations, community professional personnel, and state agencies. Optimum use shall also be made of federal, state, county, and private funds that may be available for mental health planning.(b) In order that maximum utilization be made of federal and other funds made available to the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department of Rehabilitation may serve as a contractual provider under the provisions of a county plan of vocational rehabilitation services for persons with mental health disorders.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 101. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5653.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5653.1.

5653.1.  In conducting evaluation, planning, and research activities, counties may contract with public or private agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 125. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5654.

5654.  In order to serve the increasing needs of children and adolescents with mental and emotional problems, county mental health programs may use funds for the purposes of consultation and training.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 126. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 2 - The County Performance Contract|Section 5655.

5655.  All departments of state government and all local public agencies shall cooperate with county officials to assist them in mental health planning. The State Department of Health Care Services shall, upon request and with available staff, provide consultation services to the local mental health directors, local governing bodies, and local mental health advisory boards.If the Director of Health Care Services considers any county to be failing, in a substantial manner, to comply with any provision of this code or any regulation, the director shall order the county to appear at a hearing, before the director or the director’s designee, to show cause why the department should not take action as set forth in this section. The county shall be given at least 20 days’ notice of the hearing. The director shall consider the case on the record established at the hearing and make final findings and decision.If the director determines that there is or has been a failure, in a substantial manner, on the part of the county to comply with any provision of this code or any regulations, and that administrative sanctions are necessary, the department may invoke any, or any combination of, the following sanctions:(a) Withhold part or all of state mental health funds from the county.(b) Require the county to enter into negotiations for the purpose of ensuring county compliance with those laws and regulations.(c) Bring an action in mandamus or any other action in court as may be appropriate to compel compliance. Any action filed in accordance with this section shall be entitled to a preference in setting a date for a hearing.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 127. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)