Bill Text: CA AB2679 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: County mental health services: baseline reports.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 476, Statutes of 2014. [AB2679 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB2679-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2679 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 476
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 18, 2014
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 1, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 17, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 20, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Logue and Nestande
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Hagman and Wilk)
(Coauthor: Senator Vidak)
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
An act to amend Sections 5613 and 5772 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2679, Logue. County mental health services: baseline reports.
Existing law, the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act, sets out a system of
community mental health care services provided by counties and
administered by the State Department of Health Care Services. The act
requires the Director of Health Care Services to establish a
Performance Outcome Committee, as specified, and requires the
committee to develop measures of performance for evaluating client
outcomes and cost-effectiveness of mental health services provided by
counties, as specified. The act requires counties to annually report
data on these performance measures to local mental health advisory
boards and to the director. The act requires the director to annually
make this county performance data available to the Legislature, as
specified.
This bill would additionally require the director to annually post
the county performance data described above on the department's
Internet Web site.
The act also establishes the California Mental Health Planning
Council, the purpose of which is to fulfill certain mental health
planning requirements mandated by federal law. The act also requires
the council, among other things, to review program performance in
delivering mental health services based on specified data and
reports, and to report findings and recommendations on programs'
performance annually to the Legislature, the department, and the
local boards.
This bill would require the council to post these findings and
recommendations annually on the council's Internet Web site.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 5613 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
5613. (a) Counties shall annually report data on performance
measures established pursuant to Section 5612 to the local mental
health advisory board and to the Director of Health Care Services.
(b) The Director of Health Care Services shall annually make data
on county performance available to the Legislature, and post that
data on the department's Internet Web site, by no later than March 15
of each year.
SEC. 2. Section 5772 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
5772. The California Mental Health Planning Council shall have
the powers and authority necessary to carry out the duties imposed
upon it by this chapter, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(a) To advocate for effective, quality mental health programs.
(b) To review, assess, and make recommendations regarding all
components of California's mental health system, and to report as
necessary to the Legislature, the State Department of Health Care
Services, local boards, and local programs.
(c) To review program performance in delivering mental health
services by annually reviewing performance outcome data as follows:
(1) To review and approve the performance outcome measures.
(2) To review the performance of mental health programs based on
performance outcome data and other reports from the State Department
of Health Care Services and other sources.
(3) To report findings and recommendations on the performance of
programs annually to the Legislature, the State Department of Health
Care Services, and the local boards, and to post those findings and
recommendations annually on its Internet Web site.
(4) To identify successful programs for recommendation and for
consideration of replication in other areas. As data and technology
are available, identify programs experiencing difficulties.
(d) When appropriate, make a finding pursuant to Section 5655 that
a county's performance is failing in a substantive manner. The State
Department of Health Care Services shall investigate and review the
finding, and report the action taken to the Legislature.
(e) To advise the Legislature, the State Department of Health Care
Services, and county boards on mental health issues and the policies
and priorities that this state should be pursuing in developing its
mental health system.
(f) To periodically review the state's data systems and paperwork
requirements to ensure that they are reasonable and in compliance
with state and federal law.
(g) To make recommendations to the State Department of Health Care
Services on the award of grants to county programs to reward and
stimulate innovation in providing mental health services.
(h) To conduct public hearings on the state mental health plan,
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration block
grant, and other topics, as needed.
(i) In conjunction with other statewide and local mental health
organizations, assist in the coordination of training and information
to local mental health boards as needed to ensure that they can
effectively carry out their duties.
(j) To advise the Director of Health Care Services on the
development of the state mental health plan and the system of
priorities contained in that plan.
(k) To assess periodically the effect of realignment of mental
health services and any other important changes in the state's mental
health system, and to report its findings to the Legislature, the
State Department of Health Care Services, local programs, and local
boards, as appropriate.
(l) To suggest rules, regulations, and standards for the
administration of this division.
(m) When requested, to mediate disputes between counties and the
state arising under this part.
(n) To employ administrative, technical, and other personnel
necessary for the performance of its powers and duties, subject to
the approval of the Department of Finance.
(o) To accept any federal fund granted, by act of Congress or by
executive order, for purposes within the purview of the California
Mental Health Planning Council, subject to the approval of the
Department of Finance.
(p) To accept any gift, donation, bequest, or grants of funds from
private and public agencies for all or any of the purposes within
the purview of the California Mental Health Planning Council, subject
to the approval of the Department of Finance.
