California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14707.5

WIC § 14707.5 Effective Oct 12, 2023Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.9

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to develop a performance outcome system for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) mental health services that will improve outcomes at the individual and system levels and will inform fiscal decisionmaking related to the purchase of services.

(b)The State Department of Health Care Services, in collaboration with the California Health and Human Services Agency and in consultation with the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, shall create a plan for a performance outcome system for EPSDT mental healthservices provided to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the age of 21 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(a)(4)(B).

(1)(A) Commencing no later than September 1, 2012, the department shall convene a stakeholder advisory committee comprised of representatives of child and youth clients, family members, providers, counties, and the Legislature.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 113) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 114. (SB 326) Effective October 12, 2023. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 14721.