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2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT › CHAPTER 6.2 - Mental Health Advocacy › ARTICLE 5 - Access to Records › Section 5545.

5545. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit access to recipients of mental health services in any mental health facility, program, or service or to information or records of recipients of mental health services for the purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 5520 or when otherwise authorized by law to county patients’ rights advocates or other individuals who are not county patients’ rights advocates.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT › CHAPTER 6.2 - Mental Health Advocacy › ARTICLE 5 - Access to Records › Section 5546.

5546. The actual cost of copying any records or other materials authorized under this chapter, plus any additional reasonable clerical costs, incurred in locating and making the records and materials available, shall be borne by the advocate. The additional clerical costs shall be based on a computation of the time spent locating and making the records available multiplied by the employee’s hourly wage.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT › CHAPTER 6.2 - Mental Health Advocacy › ARTICLE 6 - Penalties › Section 5550.

5550. (a) Any person participating in filing a complaint or providing information pursuant to this chapter or participating in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom shall be presumed to be acting in good faith and unless the presumption is rebutted shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, and shall be immune from any penalty, sanction, or restriction that otherwise might be incurred or imposed.
(b) A person shall not knowingly obstruct any county patients’ rights advocate in the performance of duties as described in this chapter, including, but not limited to, access to clients or potential clients, or to their records, whether financial, medical, or otherwise, or to other information, materials, or records, or otherwise violate this chapter.
(c) A facility to which the provisions of Section 5325 are applicable shall not discriminate or retaliate in any manner against a patient or employee on the basis that the patient or employee has initiated or participated in any proceeding specified in this chapter. Any attempt by a facility to expel a patient, or any discriminatory treatment of a patient, who, or upon whose behalf, a complaint has been submitted to a county patients’ rights advocate within 120 days of the filing of the complaint shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the action was taken by the facility in retaliation for the filing of the complaint.
(d) A county patients’ rights advocate shall not knowingly violate this chapter concerning client privacy and the confidentiality of personally identifiable information.
(e) Any person or facility found in violation of subdivision (b) or (d) shall pay a civil penalty, as determined by a court, of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), which shall be deposited in the county general funds.
(f) A county patients’ rights advocate who performs this role as an independent contractor or employee of a contracted organization shall have the protection provided pursuant to Section 5525.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 423, Sec. 2. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.

5585. This part shall be known as the Children’s Civil Commitment and Mental Health Treatment Act of 1988.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.10.

5585.10. This part shall be construed to promote the legislative intent and purposes of this part as follows:
(a) To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of minors with mental health disorders, with particular priority given to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
(b) To safeguard the rights to due process for minors and their families through judicial review.
(c) To provide individualized treatment, supervision, and placement services for gravely disabled minors.
(d) To prevent severe and long-term mental disabilities among minors through early identification, effective family service interventions, and public education.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 99. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.20.

5585.20. This part shall apply only to the initial 72 hours of mental health evaluation and treatment provided to a minor. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)), unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and procedures contained in this part shall, for the initial 72 hours of evaluation and treatment, govern the construction of state law governing the civil commitment of minors for involuntary treatment. To the extent that this part conflicts with any other law, it is the intent of the Legislature that this part shall apply. Evaluation and treatment of a minor beyond the initial 72 hours shall be pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 960, Sec. 7. (AB 2275) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.21.

5585.21. The Director of Health Care Services may promulgate regulations as necessary to implement and clarify the provisions of this part as they relate to minors.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 40. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.22.

5585.22. The Director of Health Care Services, in consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, may develop the appropriate educational materials and a training curriculum, and may provide training as necessary to ensure that those persons providing services pursuant to this part fully understand its purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 31. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5585.25.

5585.25. “Gravely disabled minor” means a minor who, as a result of a mental disorder, is unable to use the elements of life that are essential to health, safety, and development, including food, clothing, and shelter, even though provided to the minor by others. Intellectual disability, epilepsy, or other developmental disabilities, alcoholism, other drug abuse, or repeated antisocial behavior do not, by themselves, constitute a mental disorder.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 457, Sec. 53. (SB 1381) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.50.

5585.50. (a) When any minor, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for voluntary treatment is not available, a peace officer, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, or other professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the minor into custody and place him or her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation of minors. The facility shall make every effort to notify the minor’s parent or legal guardian as soon as possible after the minor is detained.
(b) The facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the minor’s condition was called to the attention of the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, and stating that the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person has probable cause to believe that the minor is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for voluntary treatment is not available. If the probable cause is based on the statement of a person other than the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, the person shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a statement which he or she knows to be false.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 41. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.52.

5585.52. Any minor detained under the provisions of Section 5585.50 shall receive a clinical evaluation consisting of multidisciplinary professional analyses of the minor’s medical, psychological, developmental, educational, social, financial, and legal conditions as may appear to constitute a problem. This evaluation shall include a psychosocial evaluation of the family or living environment, or both. Persons providing evaluation services shall be properly qualified professionals with training or supervised experience, or both, in the diagnosis and treatment of minors. Every effort shall be made to involve the minor’s parent or legal guardian in the clinical evaluation.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.53.

5585.53. If, in the opinion of the professional person conducting the evaluation as specified in Section 5585.52, the minor will require additional mental health treatment, a treatment plan shall be written and shall identify the least restrictive placement alternative in which the minor can receive the necessary treatment. The family, legal guardian, or caretaker and the minor shall be consulted and informed as to the basic recommendations for further treatment and placement requirements. Every effort shall be made to obtain the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian prior to treatment and placement of the minor. Inability to obtain the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian shall not preclude the involuntary treatment of a minor who is determined to be gravely disabled or a danger to himself or herself or others. Involuntary treatment shall only be allowed in accordance with the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)).
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.55.

5585.55. The minor committed for involuntary treatment under this part shall be placed in a mental health facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as a facility for 72-hour evaluation and treatment. Except as provided for in Section 5751.7, each county shall ensure that minors under 16 years of age are not held with adults receiving psychiatric treatment under the provisions of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)).
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 42. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.57.

5585.57. A mentally ill minor, upon being considered for release from involuntary treatment, shall have an aftercare plan developed. The plan shall include educational or training needs, provided these are necessary for the minor’s well-being.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.58.

5585.58. This part shall be funded under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600), as part of the county performance contract.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1245, Sec. 8. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 1.5 - CHILDREN'S CIVIL COMMITMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT OF 1988 › CHAPTER 2 - Civil Commitment of Minors › Section 5585.59.

5585.59. For the purposes of this part, legally emancipated minors requiring involuntary treatment shall be considered adults and this part shall not apply.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.

5600. (a) This part shall be known and may be cited as the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. This part is intended to organize and finance community mental health services for persons with mental health disorders in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. It is furthermore intended to better utilize existing resources at both the state and local levels in order to improve the effectiveness of necessary mental health services; to integrate state-operated and community mental health programs into a unified mental health system; to ensure that all mental health professions be appropriately represented and utilized in the mental health programs; to provide a means for participation by local governments in the determination of the need for and the allocation of mental health resources under the jurisdiction of the state; and to provide a means of allocating mental health funds deposited in the Local Revenue Fund equitably among counties according to community needs.
(b) With the exception of those referring to Short-Doyle Medi-Cal services, any other provisions of law referring to the Short-Doyle Act shall be construed as referring to the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 100. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.1.

5600.1. The mission of California’s mental health system shall be to enable persons experiencing severe and disabling mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances to access services and programs that assist them, in a manner tailored to each individual, to better control their illness, to achieve their personal goals, and to develop skills and supports leading to their living the most constructive and satisfying lives possible in the least restrictive available settings.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 35. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.35.

5600.35. (a) Services should be encouraged in every geographic area to the extent resources are available for clients in the target population categories described in Section 5600.3.
(b) Services to the target populations should be planned and delivered so as to ensure statewide access by members of the target populations, including all ethnic groups in the state.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 69. Effective June 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.5.

5600.5. The minimum array of services for children and youth meeting the target population criteria established in subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3 should include the following modes of service in every geographical area, to the extent resources are available:
(a) Precrisis and crisis services.
(b) Assessment.
(c) Medication education and management.
(d) Case management.
(e) Twenty-four-hour treatment services.
(f) Rehabilitation and support services designed to alleviate symptoms and foster development of age appropriate cognitive, emotional, and behavioral skills necessary for maturation.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1374, Sec. 18. Effective October 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.6.

5600.6. The minimum array of services for adults meeting the target population criteria established in subdivision (b) of Section 5600.3 should include the following modes of service in every geographical area, to the extent resources are available:
(a) Precrisis and crisis services.
(b) Assessment.
(c) Medication education and management.
(d) Case management.
(e) Twenty-four-hour treatment services.
(f) Rehabilitation and support services.
(g) Vocational services.
(h) Residential services.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 75. Effective June 30, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.7.

5600.7. The minimum array of services for older adults meeting the target population criteria established in subdivision (b) of Section 5600.3 should include the following modes of service in every geographical area, to the extent resources are available:
(a) Precrisis and crisis services, including mobile services.
(b) Assessment, including mobile services.
(c) Medication education and management.
(d) Case management, including mobile services.
(e) Twenty-four-hour treatment services.
(f) Residential services.
(g) Rehabilitation and support services, including mobile services.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 41. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5600.9.

5600.9. (a) Services to the target populations described in Section 5600.3 should be planned and delivered to the extent practicable so that persons in all ethnic groups are served with programs that meet their cultural needs.
(b) Services in rural areas should be developed in flexible ways, and may be designed to meet the needs of the indigent and uninsured who are in need of public mental health services because other private services are not available.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, counties should maximize all available funds for the provision of services to the target populations. Counties are expressly encouraged to develop interagency programs and to blend services and funds for individuals with multiple problems, such as those with mental illness and substance abuse, and children, who are served by multiple agencies. State departments are directed to assist counties in the development of mechanisms to blend funds and to seek any necessary waivers which may be appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 42. Effective October 7, 1991.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5601.

5601. As used in this part:
(a) “Governing body” means the county board of supervisors or boards of supervisors in the case of counties acting jointly; and in the case of a city, the city council or city councils acting jointly.
(b) “Conference” means the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California as established under former Section 5757.
(c) Unless the context requires otherwise, “to the extent resources are available” means to the extent that funds deposited in the mental health account of the local health and welfare fund are available to an entity qualified to use those funds.
(d) “Part 1” refers to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000)).
(e) “Director of Health Care Services” or “director” means the Director of the State Department of Health Care Services.
(f) “Institution” includes a general acute care hospital, a state hospital, a psychiatric hospital, a psychiatric health facility, a skilled nursing facility, including an institution for mental disease as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 5900) of Part 5, an intermediate care facility, a community care facility or other residential treatment facility, or a juvenile or criminal justice institution.
(g) “Mental health service” means any service directed toward early intervention in, or alleviation or prevention of, mental disorder, including, but not limited to, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, personal care, day care, respite care, special living arrangements, community skill training, sheltered employment, socialization, case management, transportation, information, referral, consultation, and community services.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 32. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5602.

5602. The board of supervisors of every county, or the boards of supervisors of counties acting under the joint powers provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code shall establish a community mental health service to cover the entire area of the county or counties. Services of the State Department of Health Care Services shall be provided to the county, or counties acting jointly, or, if both parties agree, the state facilities may, in whole or in part, be leased, rented or sold to the county or counties for county operation, subject to terms and conditions approved by the Director of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 117. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5604.1.

5604.1. Local mental health advisory boards shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, relating to meetings of local agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1374, Sec. 21. Effective October 28, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5604.2.

5604.2. (a) The local mental health board shall do all of the following:
(1) Review and evaluate the community’s public mental health needs, services, facilities, and special problems in any facility within the county or jurisdiction where mental health evaluations or services are being provided, including, but not limited to, schools, emergency departments, and psychiatric facilities.
(2) Review any county agreements entered into pursuant to Section 5650. The local mental health board may make recommendations to the governing body regarding concerns identified within these agreements.
(3) Advise the governing body and the local mental health director as to any aspect of the local mental health program. Local mental health boards may request assistance from the local patients’ rights advocates when reviewing and advising on mental health evaluations or services provided in public facilities with limited access.
(4) Review and approve the procedures used to ensure citizen and professional involvement at all stages of the planning process. Involvement shall include individuals with lived experience of mental illness and their families, community members, advocacy organizations, and mental health professionals. It shall also include other professionals that interact with individuals living with mental illnesses on a daily basis, such as education, emergency services, employment, health care, housing, law enforcement, local business owners, social services, seniors, transportation, and veterans.
(5) Submit an annual report to the governing body on the needs and performance of the county’s mental health system.
(6) Review and make recommendations on applicants for the appointment of a local director of mental health services. The board shall be included in the selection process prior to the vote of the governing body.
(7) Review and comment on the county’s performance outcome data and communicate its findings to the California Behavioral Health Planning Council.
(8) This part does not limit the ability of the governing body to transfer additional duties or authority to a mental health board.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, as part of its duties pursuant to subdivision (a), the board shall assess the impact of the realignment of services from the state to the county, on services delivered to clients and on the local community.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 460, Sec. 4. (AB 1352) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5604.3.

5604.3. (a) The board of supervisors may pay from any available funds the actual and necessary expenses of the members of the mental health board of a community mental health service incurred incident to the performance of their official duties and functions. The expenses may include travel, lodging, childcare, and meals for the members of an advisory board while on official business as approved by the director of the local mental health program.
(b) Governing bodies are encouraged to provide a budget for the local mental health board, using planning and administrative revenues identified in subdivision (c) of Section 5892, that is sufficient to facilitate the purpose, duties, and responsibilities of the local mental health board.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 460, Sec. 5. (AB 1352) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5604.5.

5604.5. The local mental health board shall develop bylaws to be approved by the governing body which shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish the specific number of members on the mental health board, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 5604.
(b) Ensure that the composition of the mental health board represents and reflects the diversity and demographics of the county as a whole, to the extent feasible.
(c) Establish that a quorum be one person more than one-half of the appointed members.
(d) Establish that the chairperson of the mental health board be in consultation with the local mental health director.
(e) Establish that there may be an executive committee of the mental health board.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 460, Sec. 6. (AB 1352) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5607.

5607. The local mental health services shall be administered by a local director of mental health services to be appointed by the governing body. He or she shall meet such standards of training and experience as the State Department of Health Care Services, by regulation, shall require. Applicants for these positions need not be residents of the city, county, or state, and may be employed on a full or part-time basis. If a county is unable to secure the services of a person who meets the standards of the State Department of Health Care Services, the county may select an alternate administrator.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 119. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5608.

5608. The local director of mental health services shall have the following powers and duties:
(a)  Serve as chief executive officer of the community mental health service responsible to the governing body through administrative channels designated by the governing body.
(b)  Exercise general supervision over mental health services provided under this part.
(c) Recommend to the governing body, after consultation with the advisory board, the provision of services, establishment of facilities, contracting for services or facilities and other matters necessary or desirable in accomplishing the purposes of this division.
(d) Submit an annual report to the governing body reporting all activities of the program, including a financial accounting of expenditures and a forecast of anticipated needs for the ensuing year.
(e) Carry on studies appropriate for the discharge of his or her duties, including the control and prevention of mental disorders.
(f) Possess authority to enter into negotiations for contracts or agreements for the purpose of providing mental health services in the county.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 92. Effective June 30, 1991.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › PART 2 - THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 5623.6.

5623.6. (a) Individuals who have been found incompetent to stand trial and whose charges have been dismissed by the court pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1370.01 of the Penal Code and who are not receiving court directed services pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1370.01 of the Penal Code, represent a vulnerable population who would benefit from on-going mental health services. It is the intent of the Legislature that this population shall be a top priority for connection with behavioral health services upon release.
(b) An individual who has a misdemeanor charge or charges that are dismissed by the court, who is found incompetent to stand trial, and who is not receiving court directed services pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1370.01 of the Penal Code, shall be notified by the court of their need for mental health services, as evidenced by having been found incompetent to stand trial. The court shall additionally provide the individual with information that, at a minimum, consists of the name, address, and telephone number of the county behavioral health department, the name and contact information of the behavioral health professional that was providing services to them while incarcerated, if any, contact information for the Medi-Cal program, and a list of available community-based organizations where the individual could obtain mental health services.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 883, Sec. 1. (SB 717) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)