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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 5651.

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

5652.5. (a) Each county shall utilize available private and private nonprofit mental health resources and facilities in the county prior to developing new county-operated resources or facilities when these private and private nonprofit mental health resources or facilities are of at least equal quality and cost as county-operated resources and facilities and shall utilize available county resources and facilities of at least equal quality and cost prior to new private and private nonprofit resources and facilities. All the available local public or private and private nonprofit facilities shall be utilized before state hospitals are used.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county from restructuring its systems of care in the manner it believes will provide the best overall care.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 125. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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 5652.7.

5652.7. A county shall have only 60 days from the date of submission of an application to review and certify or deny an application to establish a new mental health care provider. If an application requires review by the State Department of Health Care Services, the department shall also have only 60 days from the date of submission of the application to review and certify or deny an application to establish a new mental health care provider.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 123. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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 5653.

5653. (a) Optimum use shall be made of appropriate local public and private organizations, community professional personnel, and state agencies. Optimum use shall also be made of federal, state, county, and private funds that may be available for mental health planning.
(b) In order that maximum utilization be made of federal and other funds made available to the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department of Rehabilitation may serve as a contractual provider under the provisions of a county plan of vocational rehabilitation services for persons with mental health disorders.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 101. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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 5653.1.

5653.1. In conducting evaluation, planning, and research activities, counties may contract with public or private agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 125. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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 5654.

5654. In order to serve the increasing needs of children and adolescents with mental and emotional problems, county mental health programs may use funds for the purposes of consultation and training.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 126. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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 5655.

5655. All departments of state government and all local public agencies shall cooperate with county officials to assist them in mental health planning. The State Department of Health Care Services shall, upon request and with available staff, provide consultation services to the local mental health directors, local governing bodies, and local mental health advisory boards.
If the Director of Health Care Services considers any county to be failing, in a substantial manner, to comply with any provision of this code or any regulation, the director shall order the county to appear at a hearing, before the director or the director’s designee, to show cause why the department should not take action as set forth in this section. The county shall be given at least 20 days’ notice of the hearing. The director shall consider the case on the record established at the hearing and make final findings and decision.
If the director determines that there is or has been a failure, in a substantial manner, on the part of the county to comply with any provision of this code or any regulations, and that administrative sanctions are necessary, the department may invoke any, or any combination of, the following sanctions:
(a) Withhold part or all of state mental health funds from the county.
(b) Require the county to enter into negotiations for the purpose of ensuring county compliance with those laws and regulations.
(c) Bring an action in mandamus or any other action in court as may be appropriate to compel compliance. Any action filed in accordance with this section shall be entitled to a preference in setting a date for a hearing.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 127. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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 5657.

5657. (a) The private organization or private nonprofit organization awarded a contract with the county agency to supply mental health services under this part shall provide an invoice to the county for the amount of the payment due within 60 days of the date the services are supplied, as long as that date is at least 60 days from the date the county has received distribution of mental health funds from the state.
(b) Any county that, without reasonable cause, fails to make any payment within 60 days of the required payment date to a private organization or private nonprofit organization awarded a contract with the county agency to supply mental health services under this part, for an undisputed claim which was properly executed by the claimant and submitted to the county, shall pay a penalty of 0.10 percent of the amount due, per day, from the 61st day after the required payment date.
(c) For the purposes of this section, “required payment date” means any of the following:
(1) The date on which payment is due under the terms of the contract.
(2) If a specific date is not established by contract, the date upon which an invoice is received, if the invoice specifies payment is due upon receipt.
(3) If a specific date is not established by contract or invoice, 60 days after receipt of a proper invoice for the amount of the payment due.
(d) The penalty assessed under this section shall not be paid from the Bronzan-McCorquodale program funds or county matching funds. The penalty provisions of this section shall not apply to the late payment of any federal funds or Medi-Cal funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 374. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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 5664.

5664. In consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the State Department of Health Care Services, the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the California Health and Human Services Agency, county behavioral health systems shall provide reports and data to meet the information needs of the state, as necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 511, Sec. 8. (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 2 - The County Performance Contract › Section 5665.

5665. After the development of performance outcome measures pursuant to Section 5610, whenever a county makes a substantial change in its allocation of mental health funds among services, facilities, programs, and providers, it shall, at a regularly scheduled public hearing of the board of supervisors, document that it based its decision on the most cost-effective use of available resources to maximize overall client outcomes, and provide this documentation to the department.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 131. 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 2 - The County Performance Contract › Section 5667.

5667. (a) A community mental health center shall be considered to be a licensed facility for all purposes, including all provisions of the Health and Safety Code and the Insurance Code.
(b) For purposes of this section, “community mental health center” means any entity that is one of the following:
(1) A city or county mental health program.
(2) A facility funded under the federal Community Mental Health Centers Act, contained in Subchapter 3 (commencing with Section 2681) of Chapter 33 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(3) A nonprofit agency that has a contract with a county mental health program to provide both of the following:
(A) A comprehensive program of mental health services in an outpatient setting designed to improve the function of persons with diagnosed mental health problems pursuant to procedures governing all aspects of the program formulated with the aid of multidisciplinary staff, including physicians and surgeons, all of whom serve on quality assurance and utilization review committees.
(B) Diagnostic and therapeutic services for individuals with diagnosed mental health problems, together with related counseling.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 712, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 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 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5670.

5670. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the development of a system of residential treatment programs in every county which provides a range of alternatives to institutional care based on principles of residential, community-based treatment.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that community residential mental health programs in the State of California be developed in accordance with the guidelines and principles set forth in this chapter. To this end, counties may implement the community residential treatment system described in this chapter either with available county allocations, or as new moneys become available.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 134. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5670.5.

5670.5. Criteria for community residential treatment system programs are as follows:
(a) Facilities:
(1) Settings, whether residential or day, should be as close to a normal home environment as possible without sacrificing client safety or care.
(2) Residential treatment centers should be relatively small, preferably 15 beds or less, but in any case with the appearance of a noninstitutional setting.
(3) The individual elements of the system should, where possible, be in separate facilities, and not part of one large facility attempting to serve an entire range of clients.
(b) Staffing patterns:
(1) Staffing patterns should reflect, to the maximum extent feasible, at all levels, the cultural, linguistic, ethnic, sexual and other social characteristics of the community the facility serves.
(2) The programs should be designed to use appropriate multidisciplinary professional consultation and staff to meet the specific diagnostic and treatment needs of the clients.
(3) The programs should use paraprofessionals and persons who have been consumers of mental health services where appropriate.
(c) Programs:
(1) The programs should, to the maximum extent feasible, be designed so as to reduce the dependence on medications as a sole treatment tool. Programs in which prescriptions for medication are a component of the program should be subject to the medications-monitoring.
(2) The programs should have a rehabilitation focus which encourages the client to develop the skills to become self-sufficient and capable of increasing levels of independent functioning. Where appropriate, they should include prevocational and vocational programs.
(3) The program should encourage the participation of the clients in the daily operation of the setting in development of treatment and rehabilitation planning and evaluation.
(4) Participation in any element of the system should not preclude the involvement of clients in individual therapy. Individual therapists of clients should, where possible, be directly involved in the development and implementation of a treatment plan, including medication and day program decisions.
(d) Coordination:
The programs should demonstrate specific linkages with one another, and with the general treatment and social service system, as a whole. These connections should not be limited to the mental health system, but should include, whenever possible, community resources utilized by the general population.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 134. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5671.5.

5671.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that programs serving children and adolescents should be established under this chapter. Such programs should follow the guidelines and principles set forth in this chapter and in addition should meet the following criteria unique to the population to be served:
(a) The programs should, to the maximum extent feasible, be designed so as to reduce the disruption and promote the reintegration of the family unit of which the child is a part.
(b) The programs should have an education focus and should demonstrate specific linkage with community education resources.
(c) The programs should contain a specific followup component.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 134. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5675.

5675. (a) Mental health rehabilitation centers shall only be licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services subsequent to application by counties, county contract providers, or other organizations. In the application for a mental health rehabilitation center, program evaluation measures shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) That the clients placed in the facilities show improved global assessment scores, as measured by preadmission and postadmission tests.
(2) That the clients placed in the facilities demonstrate improved functional behavior as measured by preadmission and postadmission tests.
(3) That the clients placed in the facilities have reduced medication levels as determined by comparison of preadmission and postadmission records.
(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct annual licensing inspections of mental health rehabilitation centers.
(c) All regulations relating to the licensing of mental health rehabilitation centers, heretofore adopted by the State Department of Mental Health, or its successor, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable by the State Department of Health Care Services with respect to any facility or program required to be licensed as a mental health rehabilitation center, unless and until readopted, amended, or repealed by the Director of Health Care Services. The State Department of Health Care Services shall succeed to and be vested with all duties, powers, purposes, functions, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the State Department of Mental Health, and its successor, if any, as they relate to licensing mental health rehabilitation centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 43. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 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 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5675.1.

5675.1. (a) In accordance with subdivision (b), the State Department of Health Care Services may establish a system for the imposition of prompt and effective civil sanctions for long-term care facilities licensed or certified by the department, including facilities licensed under the provisions of Sections 5675 and 5768, and including facilities certified as providing a special treatment program under Sections 72443 to 72475, inclusive, of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(b) If the department determines that there is or has been a failure, in a substantial manner, on the part of any such facility to comply with the applicable laws and regulations, the director may impose the following sanctions:
(1) A plan of corrective action that addresses all failure identified by the department and includes timelines for correction.
(2) A facility that is issued a plan of corrective action, and that fails to comply with the plan and repeats the deficiency, may be subject to immediate suspension of its license or certification, until the deficiency is corrected, when failure to comply with the plan of correction may cause a health or safety risk to residents.
(c) The department may also establish procedures for the appeal of an administrative action taken pursuant to this section, including a plan of corrective action or a suspension of license or certification.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 44. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 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 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5675.2.

5675.2. (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund, from which money, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the Budget Act, shall be expended by the State Department of Health Care Services to fund administrative and other activities in support of the mental health licensing and certification functions of the State Department of Health Care Services. The Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund is the successor to the Licensing and Certification Fund, Mental Health, which fund is hereby abolished. All references in any law to the Licensing and Certification Fund, Mental Health shall be deemed to refer to the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2005, each new and renewal application for a license to operate a mental health rehabilitation center shall be accompanied by an application or renewal fee.
(c) The amount of the fees shall be determined and collected by the State Department of Health Care Services, but the total amount of the fees collected shall not exceed the actual costs of licensure and regulation of the centers, including, but not limited to, the costs of processing the application, inspection costs, and other related costs.
(d) Each license or renewal issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance. Application for renewal of the license shall be accompanied by the necessary fee and shall be filed with the department at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. Failure to file a timely renewal may result in expiration of the license.
(e) License and renewal fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Mental Health Facility Licensing Fund.
(f) Fees collected by the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to this section shall be expended by the State Department of Health Care Services for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of all individuals providing care and supervision by licensees and to support activities of the department, including, but not limited to, monitoring facilities for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
(g) The State Department of Health Care Services may make additional charges to the facilities if additional visits are required to ensure that corrective action is taken by the licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 23, Sec. 45. (AB 82) Effective June 27, 2013.)
2023 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 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5676.

5676. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Health, shall develop a state-level plan for a streamlined and consolidated evaluation and monitoring program for the review of skilled nursing facilities with special treatment programs. The plan shall provide for consolidated reviews, reports, and penalties for these facilities. The plan shall include the cost of, and a timeline for implementing, the plan. The plan shall be developed in consultation with stakeholders, including county mental health programs, consumers, family members of persons residing in long-term care facilities who have serious mental illness, and long-term care providers. The plan shall review resident safety and quality programming, ensure that long-term care facilities engaged primarily in diagnosis, treatment, and care of persons with mental diseases are available and appropriately evaluated, and ensure that strong linkages are built to local communities and other treatment resources for residents and their families. The plan shall be submitted to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2001.
(b) The State Department of Public Health shall forward to the State Department of Health Care Services copies of citations issued to a skilled nursing facility that has a special treatment program certified by the State Department of Health Care Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 135. (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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 1 - Community Residential Treatment System › Section 5676.5.

5676.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that funds allocated to establish or enhance mental health programs are used to integrate the new or enhanced program into an existing system of care.
(b) Counties that apply for funds to establish or enhance their mental health service system shall document, in the application process, how the new funds blend into an existing system of care and do not supplant existing expenditures.
(c) Applications shall include plans for services and supports, and shall specify how the new or enhanced program blends into an existing array of services. Applications shall demonstrate how a collaborative process involving clients, family members, and other system stakeholders was used to develop the proposal.
(d) Applications shall include a commitment to outcome reporting, as defined by the department, including client benefit outcomes, client and family member satisfaction, system of care access, cost savings, cost avoidance, and cost effectiveness outcomes that measure both short- and long-term cost savings.
(e) Applications shall demonstrate, when appropriate, how the county intends to continue the new or enhanced program when the grant funds have ended.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 57. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5680.

5680. In order to assist homeless mentally disabled persons to secure, stabilize, and maintain safe and adequate living arrangements in the community, the Legislature hereby establishes the Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5681.

5681. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that when funds are made available, counties should assure the delivery of long-range services and community support assistance to homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless.
(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that specific outreach and service priority be given under this chapter to homeless mentally disabled persons not served by any local or state programs as of September 30, 1985.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5682.

5682. The goal of the community support system is to assure that needed community services are provided to homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless to stabilize, maintain, and enhance their living in the community. All services of the community support system are offered to these persons on a voluntary basis. The active participation of the clients being provided services is encouraged at all times. Programs are designed to be accessible to the clients intended to be served. No individual service offered should be contingent upon the acceptance of any other community support service or mental health treatment.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5683.

5683. The function of the community support system is to conduct active outreach to homeless mentally disabled persons, to secure and maintain income, housing, food, and clothing for clients, and to develop social skills and prevocational and vocational skills on a voluntary basis. Each community support system is based upon the range of services as may be necessary to meet a client’s needs:
(a)  Personal assistance to secure and maintain housing, food, clothing, income, and health benefits.
(b) Accessing social and vocational skill development activities when they are available, case management, and crisis intervention, with a focus on finding alternatives to acute inpatient hospital care, services when they are needed.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5683.5.

5683.5. Community support systems may provide temporary funds to their homeless clients for their personal incidental living needs while the clients are in residential placement. Up to seventy-five dollars ($75) may be made available monthly to each client for this purpose. Local mental health programs shall, to the extent possible, recoup payments from clients after they become eligible for a governmental assistance program, including, but not limited to, general relief or SSI/SSP funds or otherwise become financially able to repay the county community support system.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5685.

5685. Counties may provide specific services, contract with a public or private agency, or a combination of both. Nothing contained in this article shall prevent a county from developing a consortium model which involves a number of providers performing specific functions. If a county decides to contract out a portion or all of the community support program functions, priority shall be given to providers, public or private, that have demonstrated an ability and desire to the county to work with the population intended to be served and which possess the management skills needed to perform the functions they propose to perform.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5685.5.

5685.5. (a) A county may contract with the local office of the public guardian to receive and manage income and benefits for mentally ill persons, regardless of whether the persons are under conservatorship. The case management services described in this section shall be provided only with the consent of the client. The public guardian, under the contracts, may perform functions intended to meet the goals of the community support system listed in Section 5683, and may also include, but not be limited to, all of the following case management services:
(1) Outreach and casefinding to locate mentally ill persons in need of services.
(2) Establishing liaison with charitable organizations which serve mentally ill persons.
(3) Assistance in applying for and obtaining public assistance benefits for which they are eligible.
(b) Any office of the public guardian contracting with the county to provide these management services shall maintain a record of those individuals being assisted, including information about whether the individual is under conservatorship, the type of service assistance provided by the office of the public guardian, and any agencies with which the office of the public guardian is coordinating efforts.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5686.

5686. Whenever a county believes that a mentally disabled person may be unable to manage his or her SSI/SSP funds, the county mental health program shall advise the person that he or she may have a trusted family member, relative or friend designated as their representative payee under the SSI/SSP program.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. 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 2.5 - Program Initiatives › ARTICLE 2 - Community Support System for Homeless Mentally Disabled Persons › Section 5686.5.

5686.5. In order to make the most efficient use of the public funds appropriated for this purpose, counties are encouraged to maximize the use of existing public and private community resources. If voluntarily requested by the client, the community support agency shall help the client learn to manage his or her own money. Any SSI/SSP money, or other personal funds, if managed by the program or by the local office of the public guardian, shall, at all times, be considered as the client’s money. Nothing in this section, however, shall prevent a client from purchasing residential care with SSI/SSP funds.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 611, Sec. 49. Effective October 7, 1991.)
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5688.6. Any and all funds appropriated for the homeless mentally disabled which have been determined to be unexpended and unencumbered two years after the date the funds were appropriated shall be transferred to the Department of Housing and Community Development. The amount of transfer shall be determined after the State Department of Health Care Services settles county cost reports for the fiscal year the funds were appropriated. The funds transferred to the Department of Housing and Community Development shall be administered in accordance with that department’s Special Users Housing Rehabilitation or Emergency Shelter programs to provide low-income transitional and long-term housing for homeless mentally disabled persons. Special priority shall be given to project proposals for homeless mentally disabled persons in the same county from which the funds for the support of the community support system were originally allocated.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 136. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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5690. It is the intent of the Legislature to, encourage the establishment in each county of a system of community vocational rehabilitation and employment services, for persons with serious psychiatric disabilities. It is further the intent of the Legislature that there be a range of available services whenever possible in each county based on the principle that work is an essential element in the local mental health treatment and support system.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 157. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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5691. (a) Counties may implement the community vocational rehabilitation system described in this chapter with existing county allocations, funds available from the Department of Rehabilitation and other state and federal agencies.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that on an annual basis five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or 17 percent, whichever is less, of the total federal funds available to the State of California pursuant to Section 611 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 290aa) shall be used to fund services pursuant to this chapter for homeless mentally disabled persons and those at risk of becoming homeless who have been identified pursuant to Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 5680).
Counties may not use these funds to provide services, including, but not limited to, vocational services, which could be funded by the Department of Rehabilitation.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 158. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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5692. The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, have responsibility for the provision of technical assistance, maximizing federal revenue, and ensuring coordination with other state agencies including implementing and coordinating interagency agreements between the Department of Rehabilitation and the State Department of Health Care Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 138. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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5693.2. Counties undertaking development of a community vocational rehabilitation system are encouraged to establish an advisory group consisting of primary consumers, parents, representatives from the business community, and other individuals who may provide assistance in developing the system.
(Added by renumbering Section 5695 (as added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1286) by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1374, Sec. 33. Effective October 28, 1992.)
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5693.5. The director shall provide technical assistance to those counties developing a community vocational rehabilitation system. In the event that the department lacks sufficient resources to provide technical assistance, it may be provided by contract.
(Added by renumbering Section 5696 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 163. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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5694. Each community support program for the homeless mentally disabled should also assist its clients to establish self-help groups and peer counseling. Each agency should offer each client a written individualized service plan that will specify the services to be provided as a result of discussions with the client and the rights of the client, as well as the expected results or outcomes of the services. Each program should encourage each client to include family members, friends, his or her primary therapist, and his or her physician in the development of his or her individualized service plan.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 164. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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5694.5. The counties may utilize designated mental health funding pursuant to this part for establishing and maintaining any client self-help mental health projects.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 164. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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5694.7. When the director of behavioral health in a county is notified pursuant to Section 319.1 or 635.1, or Section 7572.5 of the Government Code about a specific case, the county behavioral health director shall assign the responsibility either directly or through contract with a private provider, to review the information and assess whether or not the child is seriously emotionally disturbed as well as to determine the level of involvement in the case needed to assure access to appropriate mental health treatment services and whether appropriate treatment is available through the minor’s own resources, those of the family or another private party, including a third-party payer, or through another agency, and to ensure access to services available within the county’s program. This determination shall be submitted in writing to the notifying agency within 30 days. If in the course of evaluating the minor, the county behavioral health director determines that the minor may be dangerous, the county behavioral health director may request the court to direct counsel not to reveal information to the minor relating to the name and address of the person who prepared the subject report. If appropriate treatment is not available within the county’s Bronzan-McCorquodale program, nothing in this section shall prevent the court from ordering treatment directly or through a family’s private resources.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 455, Sec. 35. (SB 804) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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5695.2. There may be established, on a regional basis, secure facilities which are physically and programmatically designed for the commitment and ongoing treatment of seriously emotionally disturbed minors who have been adjudged wards of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 602. No minor shall be committed to the facility for more than 18 months from the date of admission.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170. Effective June 30, 1991.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)