California Administrative Code

Counties shall amend existing utilization review plans to include these requirements. Counties shall be responsible for complying with these regulations ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Article.

Day Services mean services designed to provide alternatives to 24-hour care and supplement other modes of treatment and residential services. These service functions are the following: (a) Day Care Intensive Services, which mean services designed and staffed to provide a multidis…

A nurse shall be licensed to practice as a registered nurse by the Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration in this State and possess a master's degree in psychiatric or public health nursing, and two years of nursing experience in a mental health setting. Additional pos…

“Bridge Funding” means funding that the County used which enabled the County to continue to provide services/programs from the date the funding for the program(s) or a portion of the program(s) specified below ended, until the County's initial Community Services and Supports comp…

“Investment Loss” means a realized reduction in principal of Local Mental Health Services Fund money invested by a County.

(a) Attendance at Hearings. Attendance at hearings in institutions and camps is limited to: (1) Appropriate administrative and treatment team staff and a clerk when available. (2) A ward's parents, guardians, spouse or a relative designated by a parent or guardian, shall be permi…

(a) All appeals will be decided by the Executive Officer or his/her designee. (b) The first level of appeal is the Executive Officer or his/her designee. (c) The second level of appeal is the appeal panel which has the same composition as a Full Board Panel. Whenever possible, th…

(a) Each mental health rehabilitation center shall routinely clean articles and surfaces such as furniture, floors, walls, ceilings, supply and exhaust grills and lighting fixtures. (b) Schedules and procedures shall be posted which indicate the areas of the facility which shall …

The Local Mental Health Service shall have thirty (30) calendar days following the date of receipt of the letter of findings within which to file an appeal with the Director. An appeal shall be deemed filed on the date it is delivered or mailed to the Director. The time limits in…

The emergency service shall be readily available and accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“Community Services and Supports Component or CSS Component” means the section of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plans that refers to service delivery systems for mental health services and supports for children and youth, transition age youth, adults, and older adults. T…

“Planning Estimate” means the estimate provided by the Department to the County of the maximum amount of Mental Health Services Act funding that the County can request.

Each Bureau shall have a Citizens Advisory Board which shall be responsible to advise the Bureau in regard to overall policy and program direction. (a) The Citizens Advisory Board shall consist of at least seven appointed by the Bureau. (b) The Citizens Advisory Board members sha…

“Public Mental Health System” means publicly-funded mental health programs/services and entities that are administered, in whole or in part, by the Department or County. It does not include programs and/or services administered, in whole or in part, by federal, state, county or p…

(a) “Youth with a Disability” means an individual with a disability who is not younger than 14 years of age and older than 24 years of age. (b) “Youth with Disabilities” means more than one youth with a disability.

The Department shall administer a special fund known as the “Substance Abuse Treatment Trust Fund” (hereinafter referred to as the “state trust fund”) pursuant to Section 11999.4 of the Health and Safety Code. These SATTF funds shall be used to: (a) Fund the Department's administ…

“Workforce Staffing Support Funding Category” means the funding category of the Workforce Education and Training component of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan that funds staff needed to plan, administer, coordinate and/or evaluate Workforce Education and Training progr…

(a) For each approved Innovative Project, the County shall submit to the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission the following reports, as applicable. (1) For a continuing Innovative Project, an Annual Innovative Project Report as specified in Section 3580.…

The Division shall make a decision to accept or reject a committed youth within 16 work-hours, or as soon thereafter as possible, after receipt of the information and documents described in Sections 31306 and 31308 of these regulations.

(a) Except as specifically authorized by sections 7141, 7143, and 7143.5, no disclosure, shall be made to any person or entity about receiving services from the Department or being in the process of obtaining services from the Department, unless the informed, written consent of t…

(a) A client who will be the driver of the vehicle shall have the mobility evaluation waived only if all of the following conditions exist: (1) The client has driven a modified car and possesses a current and valid driver's license which has been issued after the onset of the cli…

(a) When an individual or group provider bills and is paid by the MHP for psychiatrist, psychologist, or EPSDT supplemental specialty mental health services using CPT or other HCPCS codes, the MHP shall claim FFP by service function based on a crosswalk between allowable CPT and …

(a) If a client referred to treatment under the Act is eligible for Medi-Cal and is referred to a clinic certified to participate in the Drug Medi-Cal Program pursuant to interagency agreement between the Department and the Department of Health Services and the provisions of Titl…

(a) Any entity, such as a PRO, producer, local jurisdiction, recycling service provider, retailer, or wholesaler, not in compliance with the Act or this chapter is subject to penalties pursuant to subdivision (a) of section 42081 of the Public Resources Code. If a PRO acting on b…

(a) Transportation as defined in section 7029: (1) Shall be provided as a supportive service when necessary to provide for those travel expenses resulting from: (A) A determination of rehabilitation potential. (B) The provision of counseling and placement services. (C) The indivi…

(a) Mental health rehabilitation centers shall have the capability of providing, at a minimum, a rehabilitation and activity program as specified in these regulations. (b) The objective shall be to provide a rehabilitation and activity program aimed at improving the adaptive func…

(a) The selection of a licensee or vendor to operate a vending facility shall be made by a Selection Committee for Vending Facilities, as defined in Section 7211(a)(40) of these regulations. The Selection Committee for Vending Facilities shall consist of three representatives of …

Diagrams Reprinted from “Food Industries” Vol. 16, Page 93, February, 1944

(a) The referring Counselor shall: (1) Ensure that the case file is properly documented prior to submission to the Admissions Committee for review to include all of the following: (A) A report by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, including a description of usable residual vision…

(a) “Innovation Component” means the section of the Three-year Program and Expenditure Plan that consists of one or more Innovative Projects.

Rehabilitation facilities shall meet the standards specified in Chapter 11, commencing with Section 7330.

(a) Each client room shall be provided with a closet or locker space for clothing, toilet articles and other personal belongings. (b) For each licensed bed there shall be provided: (1) A clean comfortable bed with an adequate mattress, sheets, pillow, pillow case and blankets, al…

(a) The regional center shall designate a facility liaison for each Service Level 2, 3 and 4 facility in the regional center's service catchment area, in which consumers of the regional center reside. (b) The regional center shall assign a facility liaison to each facility in suc…

(a) In addition to the requirements specified in Section 7264, to be eligible for an approved loan under the Assistive Technology Loan Guarantee program all of the following conditions shall exist: (1) The applicant shall be one of the following: (A) An adult with a disability. (…

(a) For purposes of this section, the DR 468, Vending Facility License (Rev. 07/07), incorporated by reference herein, shall be referred to as the “license.” (b) If a licensee or vendor resigns from the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind (BEP), the licensee or vendor may …

On January 29, 2015, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (North Coast Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R1-2015-0004, amending Chapter 4 of the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region to incorporate narrative amendment language from the Policy in …

(a) The applicant shall submit to the County an application package that includes: (1) A completed loan assumption application as described in Section 3854.1. (2) Written certification signed by the applicant's employer stating that the applicant is employed, or has made a commit…

(a) “Prevention and Early Intervention funds” means the Mental Health Services funds allocated for prevention and early intervention programs pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5892, subdivision (a)(3).

(a) Information submitted to the Commission pursuant to this chapter is subject to the provisions of the California Public Records Act (California Government Code section 6250 et seq.). Documents that may pose security concerns should be marked “confidential” and will be treated …

(a) Each grantee awarded a capital development grant shall ensure that the requirements of this section are complied with (1) In all its contracts or subcontracts for services and materials to be paid for with grant proceeds; and (2) By all its contractors and/or subcontractors p…

In counties whose population exceeds 125,000, advisory board members shall not serve on other health-related advisory boards.

“Mental Health Career Pathway Programs Funding Category” means the funding category of the Workforce Education and Training component of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan that funds education, training and counseling programs designed to recruit and prepare individuals …

(a) Vending machine commissions shall be collected and disbursed from vending machines located on federal property as specified in 34 Code of Federal Regulations parts 395.8 and 395.32, unless the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, herein BEP, has entered into a contract…

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Coast Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R3-2016-0003 on July 14, 2017, amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast Region (Basin Plan). The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendme…

(a) Restraint and seclusion shall not be used except when necessary to prevent immediate injury to the person or others, and only when there is no less restrictive method to prevent injurious behavior. Restraint and seclusion shall not be used as punishment or for the convenience…

“Workforce Education and Training” means the component of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan that includes education and training programs and activities for prospective and current Public Mental Health System employees, contractors and volunteers.

The Department's recommendation as to whether a site should be selected for the Expedited Remedial Action Program shall include a determination of whether the site has an orphan share. For those sites already selected for the Expedited Remedial Action Program, the Department shal…

(a) Wastes may be transported to the SHWCCAF from contributing schools without use of a hazardous waste manifest or registered hazardous waste transporter only as provided in subsections (a)(1) or (a)(2). Transportation of hazardous waste from contributing schools to the SHWCCAF …