Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

(a) (1) The department, in consultation with the Child Welfare Training Advisory Board, shall contract with the University of California or the California State University system to develop a statewide protocol for telephone screening of emergency response referrals to protect ch…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this article establish the Integrated Plan for Behavioral Health Services and Outcomes, which each county shall develop every three years to include all of the following: (1) A demonstration of how the county will utilize various funds…

(a) A county shall work with each Medi-Cal managed care plan, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 14184.101, that covers residents of the county on development of the managed care plan’s population needs assessment. (b) A county shall work with its local health jurisdiction …

(a) (1) Each county shall prepare and submit an integrated plan and annual updates to the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and the department. (2) All references to the three-year program and expenditure plan mean the integrated plan. (3) Each co…

(a) (1) Each integrated plan shall be developed with local stakeholders, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (A) Eligible adults and older adults, as defined in Section 5892. (B) Families of eligible children and youth, eligible adults, and eligible older adults,…

(a) (1) Annually, counties and Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery systems, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 14184.101, shall submit the County Behavioral Health Outcomes, Accountability, and Transparency Report to the department. (2) This report shall include the followi…

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific the amendments made pursuant to this act by means of plan or county letters, information notices, plan o…

(a) The California State Auditor shall, no later than December 31, 2029, issue to the Governor, the Legislature, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Health, the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development, and the Senate Committee on Housing, a comprehensive report …

The electronic benefits transfer system required by this chapter shall be designed to do, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) To the extent permitted by federal law and the rules of the program providing the benefits, recipients who are required to receive their bene…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that flea markets, farmers’ markets, and certified farmers’ markets are important sources of low-cost produce for Californians in need of food assistance. (b) (1) An interested collective group or association of produce sellers that is Food …

(a) The electronic benefits transfer system required by this chapter shall be designed to include a flexible benefit issuance mechanism. (b) The flexible benefit issuance mechanism created under this section shall be designed in a manner that can target multiple populations with …

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Authorized pilot retailer” means any retail establishment that is authorized to accept CalFresh bene…

Subject to the provisions of law relating to the State civil service, the Youth Authority may appoint, define the duties, and fix the salary of the superintendent or executive officer of each institution under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 481.)

The superintendent of the institutions under this chapter shall be persons of high moral character, specially qualified for the position. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1129.)

The department shall enter into an agreement with the secretary providing for administration by the secretary of the provisions of this chapter. The agreement shall provide at least the following: (a) That the secretary shall, on behalf of the state, make supplementary payments t…

The department shall seek to enter into an agreement with the secretary for the purpose of administration by the secretary of the amount set forth in subdivision (h) of Section 12200. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1621, Sec. 1. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Sec. 3 of Ch. …

No applicant for or recipient of aid under this chapter shall be required to pay any part of the cost of a medical examination to determine blindness or disability as required by the department in connection with his application for or continued receipt of aid under this chapter.…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no agreement entered into for state administration of the state supplementary payment program on behalf of the secretary or as agent of the federal government or otherwise, shall provide for any difference in administration of or eligi…

No authority is given under this chapter or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500) or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 13900) for any agreement with the secretary or any rules and regulations of the department which contain any provision requiring any form of liens or esta…

Notwithstanding any other law, upon the order of the Director of Finance, the Director of Social Services shall defer all supplemental payments to the federal government required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12100 in February 2010 and March 2010 and, instead, make payme…

(a) The State Department of Social Services shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes recommendations on the administration of the State Supplementary Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2024. The recommendations shall…

(a) The department shall establish a Child Welfare Training Advisory Board to oversee training programs as specified by this chapter. (b) The advisory board shall be composed of nine members, consisting of representatives from child welfare, legal, judicial, and medical disciplin…

(a) Psychiatric health facilities, as defined in Section 1250.2 of the Health and Safety Code, shall only be licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services subsequent to application by counties, county contract providers, or other organizations pursuant to this part. (b…

(a) A psychiatric health facility may admit persons diagnosed only with a severe substance use disorder, as defined in subdivision (o) of Section 5008, under the following conditions: (1) The State Department of Health Care Services approves the psychiatric health facility’s poli…

(a) (1) Psychiatric residential treatment facilities, as defined in Section 1250.10 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services subsequent to application by counties, county contract providers, or other organizations as defined…

(a) Each new or renewal application for a psychiatric residential treatment facility license shall be accompanied by a licensing fee and an application fee paid to the State Department of Health Care Services for its costs in connection with the licensing of these facilities. (b)…

(a) Each psychiatric residential treatment facility shall provide the State Department of Health Care Services the data as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 1250.10 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) Each psychiatric residential treatment facility shall provide the State De…

Notwithstanding Section 15204.2, the state shall pay 100 percent of the nonfederal share of costs of the electronic benefits transfer system planning, procurement, development, implementation, and conversion. The county shall pay its normal nonfederal costs pursuant to Section 15…

The state shall be responsible for procuring and contracting for a statewide electronic benefits transfer system. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 329, Sec. 17. Effective August 21, 1998.)

The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration shall be the project manager of the electronic benefits transfer system, and shall be responsible for system planning, procurement, development, implementation, conversion, maintenance and operations, contract management, and all…

The director shall promptly seek any federal approvals necessary for implementation of this chapter. Any provision of this chapter whose implementation requires any federal waiver or approval shall become operative 120 days after receipt of the necessary federal waiver or approva…

The State Department of Social Services may adopt regulations to implement this act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The initial adoption of any emergency re…

The Youth Authority shall, in accordance with law, appoint all officers and employees required at the institutions under this chapter, and shall fix their remuneration. (Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 481.)

The superintendent, assistant superintendent, supervisor, or any employee having custody of wards, of each institution of the Department of the Youth Authority, and any transportation officer of the Department of the Youth Authority, shall have the powers and authority of peace o…

(a) Any psychologist employed by or who contracts with the Department of the Youth Authority to provide services to wards under the jurisdiction of the department shall be licensed to practice in this state. (b) Any psychologist employed by the department on July 1, 1999, shall b…

To the extent that funding is available, the department, in consultation with the State Department of State Hospitals, shall develop training in the treatment of children and adolescents for mental health disorders and shall provide training to all appropriate mental health profe…

Persons who are receiving federal supplemental security income benefits, or who but for their income, are eligible to receive such benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, or who are made eligible for supplemental benefits by other provisions of this chapter are entit…

In determining eligibility of any individual for the state supplementary payment administered by the federal government, in addition to any other income or resources disregarded by the secretary, the following additional amounts of income or resources of the individual shall be d…

To the extent permitted by federal law, any recipient who meets the eligibility criteria of more than one classification of recipient described under this chapter as aged, blind or disabled, shall be permitted to select his classification of coverage. (Repealed and added by Stats…

In determining, for purposes of this chapter, whether an individual is blind, there shall be an examination of such individual by a physician skilled in the diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the individual may select in accordance with applicable federal law. (A…

The appropriation in support of the Child Welfare Training Program shall be provided annually through the Budget Act. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1310, Sec. 1.)

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish, by regulation, standards for the programs listed in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5670) of Part 2 of Division 5. These standards shall also be applied by the department to any facility licensed as a social r…

Nothing in Section 4090 limits the authority of the State Department of Health Care Services to delegate the evaluation and enforcement of the program standards to a county mental health program when a licensed social rehabilitation facility has a contractual relationship with a …

The court shall inquire into the financial condition of the parent, guardian, or other person charged with the support of a person committed as having an intellectual disability, and if it finds the person able to do so, in whole or in part, it shall make a further order, requiri…

In any case in which the probation officer is charged with the duty of collecting amounts payable to the county under this article, upon the verified application of the probation officer the board of supervisors may make an order discharging the probation officer from further acc…

The cost necessarily incurred in determining whether a person is a fit subject for commitment and securing his or her commitment, is a charge upon the county where he or she is committed. These costs include the fees of witnesses, medical examiners, psychiatrists, and psychologis…