5961. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Act. (b) The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative shall be administered by the California Health and Human Services Agency and its departments, as applicable. (c) The initiative is intended to transform California’s behavioral health system into an innovative […]
5961.1. (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall procure and oversee a vendor to establish and maintain a behavioral health services and supports virtual platform that integrates behavioral health screenings, application-based supports, and direct behavioral health services to children and youth 25 years of age and younger, regardless […]
5961.2. (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services, or its contracted vendor, may award competitive grants to entities it deems qualified for the following purposes: (1) To build partnerships, capacity, and infrastructure supporting ongoing school-linked behavioral health services for children and youth 25 years of age and younger. (2) To expand […]
5961.3. (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall make incentive payments to qualifying Medi-Cal managed care plans that meet predefined goals and metrics developed pursuant to subdivision (b) associated with targeted interventions that increase access to preventive, early intervention and behavioral health services by school-affiliated behavioral health providers […]
5961.4. (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop and maintain a school-linked statewide fee schedule for outpatient mental health or substance use disorder treatment provided to a student 25 years of age or younger at a schoolsite. (b) The department shall develop and maintain a school-linked statewide provider […]
5961.5. (a) As a component of the initiative, the State Department of Health Care Services shall develop and select evidence-based interventions and community-defined promising practices to improve outcomes for children and youth with, or at high risk for, behavioral health conditions. (b) Prior to selecting the evidence-based interventions, as described in subdivision (a), the department shall establish […]
