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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5695.5 (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 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5695.5.

5695.5.  A board of directors for a facility shall be established to provide oversight and direction to the design, implementation, and operation of the facility in order to ensure adherence to the statement of legislative intent in Section 5590 and to the overall goals and objectives of the facility.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5695.7 (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 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5695.7.

5695.7.  (a) The board of directors shall be composed of the chief probation officer and the local mental health directors of each of the participating counties. (b) The regional facilities shall operate under the administration of the onsite director who shall be directly responsible to the board of directors for adherence to all policies and procedures established by the board and to the intent of the Legislature stated in Section 5695.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 52. Effective October 7, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5696 (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 5696.

5696.  Prior to the opening of a regional facility, the board of directors shall develop written admission criteria, approved by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, for those minors who are most at risk of entering the adult criminal justice system as offenders who have mental health disorders and are at high risk of committing predatory and violent crimes, including, but not limited to, the following requirements:(a) The minor is at the time of commitment between 12 and 18 years of age, he or she has been adjudged to be a ward of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602, and his or her custody has been placed under the supervision of a probation officer pursuant to Section 727.(b) The ward is seriously emotionally disturbed as is evidenced by a diagnosis from the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and evidences behavior inappropriate to the ward’s age according to expected developmental norms. Additionally, all of the following must be present:(1) The behavior presents a danger to the community or self and requires intensive supervision and treatment, but the ward is not amenable to other private or public residential treatment programs because his or her behavior requires a secure setting.(2) The symptomology is both severe and frequent.(3) The inappropriate behavior is persistent.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 102. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5696.2 (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 5696.2.

5696.2.  No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria:(a) The ward has a primary substance abuse problem. (b) The ward has a primary developmental disability. (c) The ward requires an acute psychiatric hospital setting. (d) The ward can benefit from or requires a level of treatment or confinement not provided at the facility. (e) The ward suffers from a medical condition which requires ongoing nursing and medical care, beyond the level that the program can provide. (f) The ward is under conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of this part.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5696.5 (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 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5696.5.

5696.5.  Prior to the opening of a facility, the board of directors shall establish written program standards and policies and procedures, approved by the Division of Juvenile Facilities that address and include, but are not limited to, the following:(a) A staffing number and pattern that meets the special behavior, supervision, treatment, health, and educational needs of the population described in this chapter. Staff shall be qualified to provide intensive treatment and services and shall include, at a minimum:(1) A project or clinical director, a psychiatrist or psychologist, a social worker, a registered nurse, and a recreation or occupational therapist.(2) A pediatrician and a dentist, and a licensed marriage and family therapist or a licensed professional clinical counselor, or both of those professionals, on an as-needed basis.(3) Educational staff in sufficient number and with the qualifications needed to meet the population served.(4) Child care staff in sufficient numbers and with the qualifications needed to meet the special needs of the population.(b) Programming to meet the needs of all wards admitted, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(1) Physical examinations on admission and ongoing health care.(2) Appropriate and closely monitored use of all behavioral management techniques.(3) The establishment of written, individual treatment and educational plans and goals for each ward within 10 days of admission and which are updated at least quarterly.(4) Written discharge planning that addresses each ward’s continued treatment, educational, and supervision needs.(5) Regular, written progress records regarding the care and treatment of each ward.(6) Regular and structured treatment of all wards, including, but not limited to, individual, group and family therapy, psychological testing, medication, and occupational, or recreational therapy.(7) Access to neurological testing and laboratory work as needed.(8) The opportunity for regular family contact and involvement.(9) A periodic review of the continued need for treatment within the facility.(10) Educational programming, including special education as needed.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 381, Sec. 46. (SB 146) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5696.7 (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 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5696.7.

5696.7.  Wards shall be referred for admission to the director of a regional facility following screening and approval through a joint mental health and probation screening committee in the county which refers the minor. This screening process shall be defined in the standards, policies, and procedures governing the operation of the facility. The probation officer shall, in consultation and cooperation with the county mental health staff, process the ward’s admission to the facility and implement the discharge plan.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5697 (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 5697.

5697.  The regional board of directors shall contract with the county in which the regional facility is located for the provision of a public education program which will meet the educational requirements and needs of the wards admitted to the facility.(Repealed (by Sec. 167) and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5697.2 (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 5697.2.

5697.2.  The board of directors of a regional facility shall submit to the Director of the Youth Authority, a report which includes, at a minimum, a description of the regional facility, the population to be served, criteria for admission and release, program goals and services, staffing, a postrelease component, appropriate educational programming, an annual evaluation component, and a proposed budget.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5697.5 (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 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards|Section 5697.5.

5697.5.  The Director of the Youth Authority, in conjunction with the Director of Mental Health, shall adopt rules and regulations to establish, monitor, and enforce minimum standards for regional facilities.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5698 (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 7 - System of Care for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children and Youth|Section 5698.

5698.  It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage in each county a system of care for seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth. This system of care should be based upon the following principles:(a) A defined range of interagency services, blended programs and program standards that facilitate appropriate service delivery in the least restrictive environment as close to home as possible. The system should use available and accessible intensive home and school-based alternatives. (b) A defined mechanism to ensure that services are child centered and family focused with parental participation in all aspects of the planning and delivery of service. (c) A formalized multiagency policy making council and an interagency case management services council. The roles and responsibilities of these councils should be specified in existing interagency agreements or memoranda of understanding, or both.(d) A defined interagency case management system designed to facilitate services to the defined target population. (e) A defined mechanism to ensure that services are culturally competent.(Repealed (by Sec. 169) and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 171. Effective June 30, 1991.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5850 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Findings and Intent|Section 5850.

5850.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Children’s Mental Health Services Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1229, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5851.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Findings and Intent|Section 5851.5.

5851.5.  For the purposes of this part, a “system of care county” means a county which has been approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as having the capability to provide child- and family-centered services in a collaborative manner, resulting in quantitative outcome measures.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 196. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5852 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5852.

5852.  There is hereby established an interagency system of care for children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances that provides comprehensive, coordinated care based on the demonstration project under former Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 5575), as added by Chapter 160 of the Statutes of 1987, and the former 1983 State Department of Mental Health planning model for children’s services. Each participating county shall adapt the model to local needs and priorities.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 197. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5852.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5852.5.

5852.5.  The State Department of Health Care Services, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission shall review those counties that have been awarded funds to implement a comprehensive system for the delivery of mental health services to children with serious emotional disturbance and to their families or foster families to determine compliance with either of the following:(a) The total estimated cost avoidance in all of the following categories shall equal or exceed the applications for funding award moneys:(1) Group home costs paid by Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) program.(2) Children and adolescent state hospital and acute inpatient programs.(3) Nonpublic school residential placement costs.(4) Juvenile justice reincarcerations.(5) Other short- and long-term savings in public funds resulting from the applications for funding award moneys.(b) If the department determines that the total cost avoidance listed in subdivision (a) does not equal or exceed applications for funding award amounts, the department shall determine that the county that has been awarded funding shall achieve substantial compliance with all of the following goals:(1) Total cost avoidance in the categories listed in subdivision (a) to exceed 50 percent of the applications for funding award moneys.(2) A 20-percent reduction in out-of-county ordered placements of juvenile justice wards and social service dependents.(3) A statistically significant reduction in the rate of recidivism by juvenile offenders.(4) A 25-percent reduction in the rate of state hospitalization of minors from placements of special education pupils.(5) A 10-percent reduction in out-of-county nonpublic school residential placements of special education pupils.(6) Allow at least 50 percent of children at risk of imminent placement served by the intensive in-home crisis treatment programs, which are wholly or partially funded by applications for funding award moneys, to remain at home at least six months.(7) Statistically significant improvement in school attendance and academic performance of seriously emotionally disturbed special education pupils treated in day treatment programs which are wholly or partially funded by applications for funding award moneys.(8) Statistically significant increases in services provided in nonclinic settings among agencies.(9) Increase in ethnic minority and gender access to services proportionate to the percentage of these groups in the county’s school-age population.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 198. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5853 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5853.

5853.  County participation under this part shall be voluntary.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1229, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5854 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5854.

5854.  The State Department of Health Care Services may contract with counties whose programs have been approved by the department and selected pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 5857). A county may request to participate under this part each year according to the terms set forth in Section 5705 for the purpose of establishing a three-year program proposal for developing and implementing a children’s comprehensive mental health services system. The contract shall be negotiated on a yearly basis, based on the scope of work plan for each implementation phase.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 199. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5855 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5855.

5855.  The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt as part of its overall mission the development of community-based, comprehensive, interagency systems of care that target seriously emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children separated from their families or at risk of separation from their families, as defined in Section 5856. These comprehensive, interagency systems of care shall seek to provide the highest benefit to children, their families, and the community at the lowest cost to the public sector. Essential values shall be as follows:(a) Family preservation. Children shall be maintained in their homes with their families whenever possible.(b) Least restrictive setting. Children shall be placed in the least restrictive and least costly setting appropriate to their needs when out-of-home placement is necessary.(c) Natural setting. Children benefit most from mental health services in their natural environments, where they live and learn, such as home, school, foster home, or a juvenile detention center.(d) Interagency collaboration and a coordinated service delivery system. The primary child-serving agencies, such as social services, probation, education, health, and mental health agencies, shall collaborate at the policy, management, and service levels to provide a coordinated, goal-directed system of care for seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families.(e) Family involvement. Family participation is an integral part of assessment, intervention, and evaluation.(f) Cultural competence. Service effectiveness is dependent upon both culturally relevant and competent service delivery.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 200. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5855.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 2 - County Systems of Care and Their Mission|Section 5855.5.

5855.5.  (a) Projects funded pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of Division 5, as added by Chapter 89 of the Statutes of 1991, shall continue under the terms of this part.(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall negotiate with each participating county to establish appropriate evaluation measures for the county’s children’s system of care program after the initial three-year implementation funding period as established in Section 5854. The department shall, on an annual basis, negotiate a performance contract with each county electing to continue its children’s system of care program. The annual performance contract shall be consistent county to county, and shall include, but not be limited to, a scope of work plan consistent with the provisions of this part and shall contain a budget that has sufficient detail to meet the requirements of the department.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 201. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5856 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 3 - Target Client Population|Section 5856.

5856.  For the purposes of this part, “seriously emotionally disturbed children” means those minors under 18 years of age described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1229, Sec. 2 (1st of two). Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5856.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4 - THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Interagency System of Care|ARTICLE 3 - Target Client Population|Section 5856.2.

5856.2.  (a) Eligible children shall include seriously disturbed children who meet the requirements of Section 5856 and who are referred by collaborating programs, including wrap-around programs (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Part 6 of Division 9), Family Preservation programs (Part 4.4 (commencing with Section 16600) of Division 9), Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant programs (Article 18.7 (commencing with Section 749.2) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 1), programs serving children with dual diagnosis including substance abuse or whose emotional disturbance is related to family substance abuse, and children whose families are enrolled in CalWORKs (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200.5) of Part 3 of Division 9).(b) Counties shall ensure, within available resources, that programs are designed to serve young children from zero to five years of age, inclusive, their families, and adolescents in transition from 15 to 21 years of age, inclusive.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 520, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)