California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14707.7

WIC § 14707.7 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.9

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to build upon performance outcomes system reports the department has developed pursuant to Section 14707.5 and the Special Terms and Conditions of the Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Waiver, as approved pursuant to Section 1915(b) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396n(b)), in order to provide data to inform strategies to reduce mental health disparities.

(b)(1) Commencing no later than January 15, 2018, and as needed thereafter, the department shall consult with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, subject-matter experts who represent providers, consumer advocates, consumers, family members, counties, and the Legislature, to inform the updates to the performance outcomes reports for specialty mental health that the department developed pursuant to Section 14707.5 and the Special Terms and Conditions of the Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Waiver. The stakeholder consultation shall continuously inform the development of performance outcome and disparities reduction measures.

(2)In building upon the performance outcomes reports for specialty mental health services, the department shall also consider both of the following objectives, among others:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 550, Sec. 1. (AB 470) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 14721.