California Welfare And Institutions Code Section 5847

Integrated Plans for Prevention, Innovation and System of Care Services. (a) Each county mental health program shall prepare and submit a three-year plan which shall be updated at least annually and approved by the department after review and comment by the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. The plan and update shall include all of the following: (1) A program for prevention and early intervention in accordance with Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 5840) of this division. (2) A program for services to children in accordance with Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, to include a program pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18250) of Part 6 of Division 9 or provide substantial evidence that it is not feasible to establish a wraparound program in that county. (3) A program for services to adults and seniors in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800) of this division. (4) A program for innovations in accordance with Part 3.2 (commencing with Section 5830) of this division. (5) A program for technological needs and capital facilities needed to provide services pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 5840), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division. All plans for proposed facilities with restrictive settings shall demonstrate that the needs of the people to be served cannot be met in a less restrictive or more integrated setting. (6) Identification of shortages in personnel to provide services pursuant to the above programs and the additional assistance needed from the education and training programs established pursuant to Part 3.1 (commencing with Section 5820) of this division. (7) Establishment and maintenance of a prudent reserve to ensure the county program will continue to be able to serve children, adults and seniors that it is currently serving pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, during years in which revenues for the Mental Health Services Fund are below recent averages adjusted by changes in the state population and the California Consumer Price Index. (b) The department`s review and approval of the programs specified in paragraphs (1) and (4) of subdivision (a) shall be limited to ensuring the consistency of such programs with the other portions of the plan and providing review and comment to the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. (c) The programs established pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) shall include services to address the needs of transition age youth ages 16 to 25. (d) Each year the State Department of Mental Health shall inform counties of the amounts of funds available for services to children pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, and to adults and seniors pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800) of this division. Each county mental health program shall prepare expenditure plans pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, and updates to the plans developed pursuant to this section. Each expenditure update shall indicate the number of children, adults and seniors to be served pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, and the cost per person. The expenditure update shall include utilization of unspent funds allocated in the previous year and the proposed expenditure for the same purpose. (e) The department shall evaluate each proposed expenditure plan and determine the extent to which each county has the capacity to serve the proposed number of children, adults and seniors pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division; the extent to which there is an unmet need to serve that number of children, adults and seniors; and determine the amount of available funds; and provide each county with an allocation from the funds available. The department shall give greater weight for a county or a population which has been significantly underserved for several years. (f) A county mental health program shall include an allocation of funds from a reserve established pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) for services pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) in years in which the allocation of funds for services pursuant to subdivision (c) are not adequate to continue to serve the same number of individuals as the county had been serving in the previous fiscal year.