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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5705.

5705.  (a) Negotiated net amounts may be used as the cost of services in contracts between the county and a subprovider of services. A negotiated net amount shall be determined by calculating the total budget for services for a program or a component of a program, less the amount of projected revenue. All participating government funding sources, except for the Medi-Cal program (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9), shall be bound to that amount as the cost of providing all or part of the total county mental health program as described in the county performance contract for each fiscal year, to the extent that the governmental funding source participates in funding the county mental health programs. Where the State Department of Health Care Services promulgates regulations for determining reimbursement of mental health services allowable under the Medi-Cal program, those regulations shall be controlling as to the rates for reimbursement of mental health services allowable under the Medi-Cal program and rendered to Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Providers under this subdivision shall report to the State Department of Health Care Services and local mental health programs any information required by the State Department of Health Care Services in accordance with procedures established by the Director of Health Care Services.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division or Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000), absent a finding of fraud, abuse, or failure to achieve contract objectives, no restrictions, other than any contained in the contract, shall be placed upon a provider’s expenditure pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 141. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5706.

5706.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the portions of the county mental health services performance contract which become a contractual arrangement between the county and the department shall be exempt from the requirements contained in the Public Contract Code and the State Administrative Manual, and shall be exempt from approval by the Department of General Services.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 174. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5707.

5707.  Funds appropriated to the State Department of Health Care Services which are designated for local mental health services and funds which the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for allocating or administering, including, but not limited to, federal block grants funds, shall be expended in accordance with this section and Sections 5710 to 5717, inclusive, except when there are conflicting federal requirements, in which case the federal requirements shall be controlling.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 142. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5709.

5709.  (a) A county shall not charge fees for Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries who do not have a share of cost or Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have met their share of cost pursuant to Section 14005.9. Regardless of the funding source involved, a county may charge fees to individuals who are not Medi-Cal beneficiaries and Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have a share of cost that has not been met, in accordance with their ability to pay for community mental health services rendered, but not in excess of actual costs in accordance with Section 14708.(b) This section shall not be construed to waive a county’s responsibility to screen for eligibility for Medi-Cal, any other insurance affordability program, or a county health program.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 302. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5710.

5710.  (a) Charges for the care and treatment of each patient receiving service from a county mental health program shall not exceed the actual cost thereof as determined or approved by the Director of Health Care Services in accordance with standard accounting practices. The director may include the amount of expenditures for capital outlay or the interest thereon, or both, in his or her determination of actual cost. The responsibility of a patient, his or her estate, or his or her responsible relatives to pay the charges and the powers of the director with respect thereto shall be determined in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 7275) of Chapter 3 of Division 7.(b) The Director of Health Care Services may delegate to each county all or part of the responsibility for determining the financial liability of patients to whom services are rendered by a county mental health program and all or part of the responsibility for determining the ability of the responsible parties to pay for services to minor children who are referred by a county for treatment in a state hospital. Liability shall extend to the estates of patients and to responsible relatives, including the spouse of an adult patient and the parents of minor children. The Director of Health Care Services may also delegate all or part of the responsibility for collecting the charges for patient fees. Counties may decline this responsibility as it pertains to state hospitals, at their discretion. If this responsibility is delegated by the director, the director shall establish and maintain the policies and procedures for making the determinations and collections. Each county to which the responsibility is delegated shall comply with the policy and procedures.(c) The director shall prepare and adopt a uniform sliding scale patient fee schedule to be used in all mental health agencies for services rendered to each patient. In preparing the uniform patient fee schedule, the director shall take into account the existing charges for state hospital services and those for community mental health program services. If the director determines that it is not practicable to devise a single uniform patient fee schedule applicable to both state hospital services and services of other mental health agencies, the director may adopt a separate fee schedule for the state hospital services which differs from the uniform patient fee schedule applicable to other mental health agencies.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 145. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5713.

5713.  Advances for funding mental health services may be made by the Director of Mental Health from funds appropriated to the department for local mental health programs and services specified in the annual Budget Act. Advances made pursuant to this section shall be made in the form and manner the Director of Mental Health shall determine. When certified by the Director of Mental Health, advances shall be presented to the Controller for payment. Each advance shall be payable from the appropriation made for the fiscal year in which the expenses upon which the advance is based are incurred.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 706, Sec. 2. (SB 1392) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5714.

5714.  To continue county expenditures for legal proceedings involving persons with mental health disorders, the following costs incurred in carrying out Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of this division shall not be paid for from funds designated for mental health services.(a) The costs involved in bringing a person in for 72-hour treatment and evaluation.(b) The costs of court proceedings for court-ordered evaluation, including the service of the court order and the apprehension of the person ordered to evaluation when necessary.(c) The costs of court proceedings in cases of appeal from 14-day intensive treatment.(d) The cost of legal proceedings in conservatorship, other than the costs of conservatorship investigation as defined by regulations of the State Department of Health Care Services.(e) The court costs in postcertification proceedings.(f) The cost of providing a public defender or other court-appointed attorneys in proceedings for those unable to pay.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 104. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Financial Provisions|Section 5715.

5715.  Subject to the approval of the State Department of Health Care Services, at the end of the fiscal year, a county may retain unexpended funds allocated to it by the department from funds appropriated to the department, with the exception of block grant funds, exclusive of the amount required to pay for the care of patients in state hospitals, for 12 months for expenditure for mental health services in accordance with this part.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 149. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Mental Health Master Plan Development Act|Section 5730.

5730.  This act is to be known as the Mental Health Master Plan Development Act.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Mental Health Master Plan Development Act|Section 5731.

5731.  The Legislature finds and declares that the mental health system is a large and important segment of California’s system of health care. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following:(a) Public Law 99-660 requires that the State Department of Mental Health develop a state plan for the Short-Doyle mental health system which includes all of the following:(1) Plans developed in response to federal planning requirements shall be submitted to the Legislature.(2) Evidence of broad participation from concerned citizens and mental health consumers.(3) An analysis of the needs of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults, severely emotionally disturbed children and homeless mentally ill in California.(4) Improvements in the mental health delivery system are needed for seriously mentally ill adults, severely emotionally disabled children, and homeless mentally ill.(5) Given the existing mental health funding base, priorities need to be established for the Short-Doyle community mental health system.(6) There is no minimum range of treatment services which should be available in every county in California.(7) Most funding formulas for state mental health programs are not client based.(8) The state has a special responsibility for the care and treatment of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults, seriously emotionally disturbed minors, and homeless mentally ill who are the most vulnerable and who require consistent supportive services to meet their health and safety needs in the community.(9) Legislative action is required to ensure that a comprehensive policy is developed which addresses the critical problems and key issues currently facing the mental health system in California.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Mental Health Master Plan Development Act|Section 5732.

5732.  (a) Given the requirements of Public Law 99-660 and the significant policy issues currently facing the mental health system in California, a master plan for mental health is required which integrates these planning and reform efforts and which establishes priorities for the service delivery system and analyzes critical policy issues.(b) The California Planning Council’s scope shall be expanded to include the development of the Mental Health Master Plan. This Mental Health Master Plan shall be distinct but compatible with the plan mandated by Public Law 99-660, the development and implementation of which is the responsibility of the State Department of Mental Health.(c) Therefore, the California Planning Council required by Public Law 99-660 shall be expanded to include the following members:(1) The Speaker of the Assembly shall recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.(2) The Assembly Minority Floor Leader shall recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.(3) The President pro Tempore of the Senate shall recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.(4) The Senate Minority Floor Leader shall recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.(5) The County Supervisors Association of California shall recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.(d) The Mental Health Master Plan shall be completed and submitted to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1, 1991.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 3.5 - Mental Health Master Plan Development Act|Section 5733.

5733.  The Mental Health Master Plan shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of all of the following:(a) The specific planning elements required by Public Law 99-660.(b) Identification of priority populations to be served and a definition of those priority populations.(c) Proposed methods of allocating resources which result in the most effective system of care possible for the priority populations.(d) Proposed methods of evaluating the effectiveness of current service delivery methods and the populations which are best served by these models of care.(e) Recommendations related to the governance and responsibilities of the state, county, or other administrative structures for the delivery of mental health programs which are cost-effective and provide the highest quality of care.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1313, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5750.

5750.  The State Department of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt standards for the approval of mental health services, and rules and regulations necessary thereto. However, these standards, rules, and regulations shall be adopted only after consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California and the California Behavioral Health Planning Council.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 511, Sec. 10. (AB 1688) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5751.

5751.  (a) Regulations pertaining to the qualifications of directors of local mental health services shall be administered in accordance with Section 5607. These standards may include the maintenance of records of service which shall be reported to the State Department of Health Care Services in a manner and at times as it may specify.(b) Regulations pertaining to the position of director of local mental health services, where the local director is other than the local health officer or medical administrator of the county hospitals, shall require that the director be a psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, registered nurse, or hospital administrator, who meets standards of education and experience established by the Director of Health Care Services. Where the director is not a psychiatrist, the program shall have a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and who shall provide to patients medical care and services as authorized by Section 2051 of the Business and Professions Code.(c) The regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 163. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5751.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5751.1.

5751.1.  Regulations pertaining to the position of director of local mental health services, where the local director is other than the local health officer or medical administrator of the county hospitals, shall require that the director meet the standards of education and experience established by the Director of Health Care Services and that the appointment be open on the basis of competence to all eligible disciplines pursuant to Section 5751. Regulations pertaining to the qualifications of directors of local mental health services shall be administered in accordance with Section 5607.Where the director of local mental health services is not a psychiatrist, the program shall have a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and who shall provide to patients medical care and services as authorized by Section 2137 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 164. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5751.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5751.7.

5751.7.  (a) For the purposes of this part and the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)), the State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department of State Hospitals shall ensure that, whenever feasible, minors shall not be admitted into psychiatric treatment with adults if the health facility has no specific separate housing arrangements, treatment staff, and treatment programs designed to serve children or adolescents. The Director of Health Care Services shall provide waivers to counties, upon their request, if this policy creates undue hardship in any county due to inadequate or unavailable alternative resources. In granting the waivers, the Director of Health Care Services shall require the county to establish specific treatment protocols and administrative procedures for identifying and providing appropriate treatment to minors admitted with adults.(b) However, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no minor may be admitted for psychiatric treatment into the same treatment ward as any adult receiving treatment who is in the custody of any jailor for a violent crime, is a known registered sex offender, or has a known history of, or exhibits inappropriate, sexual, or other violent behavior which would present a threat to the physical safety of minors.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 46. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5755.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5755.1.

5755.1.  The state mental health plan shall be submitted to the California Council on Mental Health and the Advisory Health Council or its successor for review and recommendations as to conformance with California’s comprehensive statewide health plan. The state mental health plan shall be submitted for review and recommendations prior to amendments or changes thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1232, Sec. 29. Effective September 30, 1985.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5767 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5767.

5767.  The department, in consultation with a statewide organization representing county mental health services, shall strengthen and ensure statewide application of managed care principles, building on existing county systems, to manage the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Program benefit while ensuring access to eligible Medi-Cal recipients.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1161, Sec. 36. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5768.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5768.5.

5768.5.  (a) When a mental health patient is being discharged from any facility authorized under Section 5675 or 5768, the patient and the patient’s conservator, guardian, or other legally authorized representative shall be given a written aftercare plan prior to the patient’s discharge from the facility. The written aftercare plan shall include, to the extent known, the following components:(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) The patient shall be advised by facility personnel that he or she may designate another person to receive a copy of the aftercare plan. A copy of the aftercare plan shall be given to any person designated by the patient.(c) For purposes of this section, “mental health patient” means a person who is admitted to the facility primarily for the diagnosis or treatment of a mental disorder.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 200. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5769 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Operation and Administration|Section 5769.

5769.  Whenever the director determines that a county’s personnel regulations and procedures are impediments to the timely implementation of programs developed and implemented pursuant to Section 5768, the director shall communicate such determination to the governing body of such county.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1105.)