California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14712

WIC § 14712 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.9

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other state law, the department shall implement managed mental health care for Medi-Cal beneficiaries through contracts with mental health plans. Mental health plans may include individual counties, counties acting jointly, or an organization or nongovernmental entity determined by the department to meet mental health plan standards. A contract may be exclusive and may be awarded on a geographic basis.

(b)Two or more counties acting jointly may agree to deliver or subcontract for the delivery of specialty mental health services subject to the approval by the department. The agreement may encompass all or any portion of the specialty mental health services provided pursuant to this chapter. This agreement shall not relieve the individual counties of fiscal responsibility for providing these services. Any agreement between counties shall delineate each county’s responsibilities and fiscal liability for overpayments.

(c)(1) The department shall contract with a county or counties acting jointly for the delivery of specialty mental health services to each county’s eligible Medi-Cal beneficiary population. If a county decides not to contract with the department, does not renew its contract, or is unable to meet the standards set by the department, the county shall inform the department of this decision in writing.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 465, Sec. 11. (AB 1642) Effective January 1, 2020. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 14721.