Section 5879.
5879. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase the accountability of mental health and other human services programs whenever feasible by developing and implementing new and useful measures of performance, including client and cost outcomes. The Legislature recognizes the advances in performance and outcome evaluation made by counties funded under previous statutes and […]
Section 5865.
5865. Each county shall have in place, with qualified mental health personnel, all of the following within three years of funding by the state: (a) A comprehensive, interagency system of care that serves the target population as defined in Section 5856. (b) A method to screen and identify children in the target population. County mental health staff […]
Section 5865.1.
5865.1. When a county system of care serves children 15 to 21 years of age, the following structures and services shall, to the extent possible, be available, and if not available, the county plan shall identify a timeline for the development of these services: (a) Collaborative agreements with schools, community colleges, independent living programs, child welfare […]
Section 5865.3.
5865.3. When a county system of care services children, zero to five years of age, the following structures and services shall be available, and when not available, the county plan shall identify a timeline for the development of these services: (a) Collaborative agreements with public health systems, regional center services, child care programs, CalWORKs providers, drug […]
Section 5866.
5866. (a) Counties shall develop a method to encourage interagency collaboration with shared responsibility for services and the client and cost outcome goals. (b) The local mental health director shall form or facilitate the formation of a county interagency policy and planning committee. The members of the council shall include, but not be limited to, family members […]
Section 5867.
5867. Counties shall demonstrate a maintenance of effort in children’s mental health services. Any reduction of existing Bronzan-McCorquodale children’s services provided under Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600) shall be identified and justified in the program proposal developed under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1229, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
Section 5867.5.
5867.5. Beginning in the 1998–99 fiscal year, county mental health departments that receive full system of care funding, as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services in consultation with counties, shall provide to children served by county social services and probation departments mental health screening, assessment, participation in multidisciplinary placement teams and specialty […]
Section 5855.5.
5855.5. (a) Projects funded pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of Division 5, as added by Chapter 89 of the Statutes of 1991, shall continue under the terms of this part. (b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall negotiate with each participating county to establish appropriate evaluation measures for the county’s children’s system […]
Section 5868.
5868. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish service standards that ensure that children in the target population are identified and receive needed and appropriate services from qualified staff in the least restrictive environment. (b) The standards shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Providing a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan for each target […]
Section 5856.
5856. For the purposes of this part, “seriously emotionally disturbed children” means those minors under 18 years of age described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1229, Sec. 2 (1st of two). Effective January 1, 1993.)