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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5960.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 1 - Behavioral health continuum infrastructure program|Section 5960.25.

5960.25.  For purposes of implementing this chapter, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this section shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5960.45.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5960.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 1 - Behavioral health continuum infrastructure program|Section 5960.35.

5960.35.  (a) The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:(1) “Department” means the State Department of Health Care Services.(2) “Program” means the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program authorized by this chapter.(b) The following provisions shall apply to the implementation of this chapter:(1) “Low-rent housing project,” as defined in Section 1 of Article XXXIV of the California Constitution, does not apply to any facility project pursuant to this section that meets any one of the following criteria:(A) The development is privately owned housing, receiving no ad valorem property tax exemption, other than exemptions granted pursuant to subdivision (f) or (g) of Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, not fully reimbursed to all taxing entities, and not more than 49 percent of the dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations of the development may be occupied by persons of low income.(B) The development is privately owned housing, is not exempt from ad valorem taxation by reason of any public ownership, and is not financed with direct long-term financing from a public body.(C) The development is intended for owner-occupancy, which may include a limited-equity housing cooperative as defined in Section 50076.5 of the Health and Safety Code, or cooperative or condominium ownership, rather than for rental-occupancy.(D) The development consists of newly constructed, privately owned, one-to-four family dwellings not located on adjoining sites.(E) The development consists of existing dwelling units leased by the state public body from the private owner of these dwelling units.(F) The development consists of the rehabilitation, reconstruction, improvement or addition to, or replacement of, dwelling units of a previously existing low-rent housing project, or a project previously or currently occupied by lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(G) The development consists of the acquisition, rehabilitation, reconstruction, improvement, or any combination thereof, of a development which, prior to the date of the transaction to acquire, rehabilitate, reconstruct, improve, or any combination thereof, was subject to a contract for federal or state public body assistance for the purpose of providing affordable housing for low-income households and maintains, or enters into, a contract for federal or state public body assistance for the purpose of providing affordable housing for low-income households.(2) “Tribal entity” shall mean a federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, or urban Indian organization, as defined in Section 1603 of Title 25 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5960.45.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5960.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 1 - Behavioral health continuum infrastructure program|Section 5960.4.

5960.4.  The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5960.45.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5960.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 1 - Behavioral health continuum infrastructure program|Section 5960.45.

5960.45.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January, 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 1, commencing with Section 5960.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5961.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 2 - Children and youth behavioral health initiative act|Section 5961.1.

5961.1.  (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall procure and oversee a vendor to establish and maintain a behavioral health services and supports virtual platform that integrates behavioral health screenings, application-based supports, and direct behavioral health services to children and youth 25 years of age and younger, regardless of payer.(b) Any virtual platform established or procured shall include access in all Medi-Cal threshold languages and shall be culturally appropriate to accommodate the diversity of the population and shall be accessible by telephone.(c) The virtual platform may provide behavioral health services and supports, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Regular, automated behavioral health screenings.(2) Short-term individual counseling, group counseling, and behavioral health peer and coaching supports.(3) Interactive education, self-monitoring tools, application-based games, video and book suggestions, automated cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindful exercises designed to build skills and enhance wellbeing.(4) Access to behavioral health peers, coaches, and licensed clinicians.(5) Referrals to an individual’s commercial health insurance, Medi-Cal managed care plan, county behavioral health, school-linked counselor, or community-based organizations, or other resources for higher-level behavioral health services.(6) Statewide e-consult service to allow primary care pediatric and family practice providers to receive asynchronous support and consultation to manage behavioral health conditions for their patients.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5961.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 7 - Behavioral Health Services and Supports|CHAPTER 2 - Children and youth behavioral health initiative act|Section 5961.5.

5961.5.  (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop and select evidence-based interventions and community-defined promising practices to improve outcomes for children and youth with or at high risk for behavioral health conditions.(b) Prior to selecting the evidence-based interventions, as described in subdivision (a), the department shall establish a workgroup comprised of subject matter experts and affected stakeholders to consider evidence-based interventions based on robust evidence for effectiveness, impact on racial equity, and sustainability.(c) The department, or its contracted vendor, shall provide competitive grants to entities it deems qualified to support the implementation of the evidence-based interventions and community-defined promising practices developed pursuant to subdivision (a).(d) Subject to subdivision (e), entities eligible to receive grants pursuant to this section may include Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery systems, city mental health authorities, tribal entities, health care service plans, Medi-Cal managed care plans, community-based organizations, and behavioral health providers. Grants for Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery systems for the purposes described in this section shall be administered through the Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program pursuant to Section 14184.405.(e) The department shall determine the eligibility criteria, grant application process, and methodology for the distribution of funds appropriated for the purposes described in this section and in Section 14184.405 to those entities it deems qualified.(f) As a condition of funding, grant recipients shall share standardized data, in a manner and form determined by the department.(g) For purposes of this section, “Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery system” shall have the same meaning as specified in subdivision (i) of Section 14184.101.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 355. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6000.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6000.5.

6000.5.  Pursuant to Section 6000, the medical director of a state hospital for the developmentally disabled may receive in such hospital, as a boarder and patient, any developmentally disabled person as defined in Section 4512 who has been referred in accordance with Sections 4652, 4653, and 4803.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6001.

6001.  Admissions to the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute or to the Neuropsychiatric Institute, U.C.L.A. Medical Center, may be on a voluntary basis after approval by the medical superintendent of the clinic or institute, as the case may be.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.

6002.  (a) The person in charge of a private institution, hospital, or clinic that is conducted for, or includes a department or unit conducted for, the care and treatment of persons who have mental health disorders may receive therein as a voluntary patient a person with a mental health disorder who is a suitable person for care and treatment in the institution, hospital, or clinic who voluntarily makes a written application to the person in charge for admission into the institution, hospital, or clinic and who is, at the time of making the application, mentally competent to make the application. A conservatee, with a conservator of the person, or person and estate, appointed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5, with the right as specified by court order under Section 5358 to place his conservatee, may be admitted upon written application by his or her conservator.(b) After the admission of a voluntary patient to a private institution, hospital, or clinic, the person in charge shall forward to the office of the State Department of State Hospitals a record of the voluntary patient showing all information required by rule by the department.(c) A voluntary adult patient may leave the hospital, clinic, or institution at any time by giving notice of his or her desire to leave to a member of the hospital staff and completing normal hospitalization departure procedures. A conservatee may leave in a like manner if notice is given by his or her conservator.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 107. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.10.

6002.10.  A facility licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, to provide inpatient psychiatric treatment, excluding state hospitals and county hospitals, shall establish admission procedures for minors who meet the following criteria:(a) The minor is 14 years of age or older, and is under 18 years of age.(b) The minor is not legally emancipated.(c) The minor is not detained under Sections 5585.50 and 5585.53.(d) The minor is not voluntarily committed pursuant to Section 6552.(e) The minor has not been declared a dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 or a ward of the court pursuant to Section 602.(f) The minor’s admitting diagnosis or condition is either of the following:(1) A mental health disorder only. Although resistance to treatment may be a product of a mental health disorder, the resistance shall not, in itself, imply the presence of a mental health disorder or constitute evidence that the minor meets the admission criteria. A minor shall not be considered to have a mental health disorder solely for exhibiting behaviors specified under Sections 601 and 602.(2) A mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 108. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.15.

6002.15.  (a) Prior to accepting the written authorization for treatment, the facility shall assure that a representative of the facility has given a full explanation of the treatment philosophy of the facility, including, where applicable, the use of seclusion and restraint, the use of medication, and the degree of involvement of family members in the minor’s treatment to the parent, guardian or other person entitled to the minor’s custody. This explanation shall be given orally and in writing, and shall be documented in the minor’s treatment record upon completion.(b) As part of the admission process, the professional person responsible for the minor’s admission shall affirm in writing that the minor meets the admission criteria as specified above.(c) Upon admission, a facility specified in Section 6002.10 shall do all of the following:(1) Inform the minor in writing of the availability of an independent clinical review of his or her further inpatient treatment. The notice shall be witnessed and signed by an appropriate representative of the facility.(2) Within one working day, notify the patients’ rights advocate, as defined in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5540) of Chapter 5.2, regarding the admission of the minor.(3) Provide all minors with a booklet promulgated by the State Department of Health Care Services outlining the specific rights of minors in mental health facilities. The booklet shall include the phone number of the local advocate and the hours that he or she may be reached.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 212. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.20.

6002.20.  (a) If the minor requests an independent clinical review of his or her continued inpatient treatment, the patients’ rights advocate shall be notified of the request, as soon as practical, but no later than one working day. The role of the advocate shall be to provide information and assistance to the minor relating to the minor’s right to obtain an independent clinical review to determine the appropriateness of placement within the facility. The advocate shall conduct his or her activities in a manner least disruptive to patient care in the facility. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, or expand, rights and responsibilities the advocate has pursuant to other provisions of law.(b) An independent review may be requested up to 10 days after admission. At any time the minor may rescind his or her request for a review.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1375, Sec. 3.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.25.

6002.25.  The independent clinical review shall be conducted by a licensed psychiatrist with training and experience in treating psychiatric adolescent patients, who is a neutral party to the review, having no direct financial relationship with the treating clinician, nor a personal or financial relationship with the patient, or his or her parents or guardian. Nothing in this section shall prevent a psychiatrist affiliated with a health maintenance organization, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1373.10 of the Health and Safety Code, from providing the independent clinical review where the admitting, treating, and reviewing psychiatrists are affiliated with a health maintenance organization that predominantly serves members of a prepaid health care service plan. The independent clinical reviewer shall be assigned, on a rotating basis, from a list prepared by the facility, and submitted to the county behavioral health director prior to March 1, 1990, and annually thereafter, or more frequently when necessary. The county behavioral health director shall, on an annual basis, or at the request of the facility, review the facility’s list of independent clinical reviewers. The county behavioral health director shall approve or disapprove the list of reviewers within 30 days of submission. If there is no response from the county behavioral health director, the facility’s list shall be deemed approved. If the county behavioral health director disapproves one or more of the persons on the list of reviewers, the county behavioral health director shall notify the facility in writing of the reasons for the disapproval. The county behavioral health director, in consultation with the facility, may develop a list of one or more additional reviewers within 30 days. The final list shall be mutually agreeable to the county behavioral health director and the facility. Sections 6002.10 to 6002.40, inclusive, shall not be construed to prohibit the treatment of minors prior to the existence of an approved list of independent clinical reviewers. The independent clinical reviewer may be an active member of the medical staff of the facility who has no direct financial relationship, including, but not limited to, an employment or other contract arrangement with the facility except for compensation received for the service of providing clinical reviews.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 47. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.35.

6002.35.  (a) It shall be the responsibility of the psychiatrist conducting the independent clinical review to keep a record of the proceeding.(b) After considering all the clinical information, the psychiatrist conducting the review shall render a binding decision. If he or she determines that further inpatient treatment is reasonably likely to be beneficial to the minor’s disorder and placement in the facility represents the least restrictive, most appropriate available setting in which to treat the minor, the minor’s inpatient treatment shall be authorized.(c) If the psychiatrist conducting the review determines that the admission criteria have been met, this determination shall terminate when the minor is discharged from the facility.(d) If the psychiatrist conducting the clinical review determines that further inpatient treatment in the facility is not reasonably likely to be beneficial to the minor’s mental disorder or does not represent the least restrictive, most appropriate available setting in which to treat the minor, the minor shall be released from the facility to a custodial parent or guardian on the same day the determination was made. Except as provided in Section 43.92 of the Civil Code, upon the minor’s release, neither the attending psychiatrist, any licensed health professional providing treatment to the minor in the facility, the psychiatrist who releases the minor pursuant to this section, nor the facility in which the minor was admitted or treated shall be civilly or criminally liable for any conduct of the released minor, a parent, legal guardian, or other persons entitled to custody of the minor.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1375, Sec. 6.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6002.40 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6002.40.

6002.40.  (a) For any insurance contracts entered into after January 1, 1990, where any private insurer, certified medical plan, or private health service plan is liable to pay or reimburse a professional provider or institutional provider for the costs of medically necessary mental health services provided to the patient, the costs of the clinical review required by Sections 6002.10 to 6002.40, inclusive, including, but not limited to, the costs of the interpreter, if any, and the costs of the patients’ rights advocate, shall be borne by the insurer, certified medical plan, or the health service plan. Payments to providers for the costs of the independent clinical review shall be made promptly.For Medi-Cal eligible patients placed in these private facilities, the costs of the clinical review required by Sections 6002.10 to 6002.40, inclusive, including the costs of the patients rights advocate, shall be borne by the county.(b) The Legislature intends that Sections 6002.10 to 6002.40, inclusive, affect only the rights of minors confined in private mental health facilities on the consent of their parents or guardians, where the costs of treatment are paid or reimbursed by a private insurer or private health service plan.(c) Mental health facilities shall summarize on an annual basis, information including, but not limited to, the number of minors admitted by diagnosis, length of stay, and source of payment, the number of requests for an independent clinical review by diagnosis, source of payment, and outcome of the independent clinical review and submit this information to the State Department of Health Care Services. The State Department of Public Health shall monitor compliance of this section during an inspection of the facility pursuant to Sections 1278 and 1279 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 213. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 6003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 6 - ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS|PART 1 - ADMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions|Section 6003.

6003.  As used in this article, “county psychiatric hospital” means the hospital, ward, or facility provided by the county pursuant to the provisions of Section 7100.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)