California Welfare and Institutions Code 5607 – The local mental health services shall be administered by a local …
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The local mental health services shall be administered by a local director of mental health services to be appointed by the governing body. He or she shall meet such standards of training and experience as the State Department of Health Care Services, by regulation, shall require. Applicants for these positions need not be residents of the city, county, or state, and may be employed on a full or part-time basis. If a county is unable to secure the services of a person who meets the standards of the State Department of Health Care Services, the county may select an alternate administrator.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 119. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 5607
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- director: means the Director of the State Department of Health Care Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 5601
- Governing body: means the county board of supervisors or boards of supervisors in the case of counties acting jointly. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 5601