California Welfare and Institutions Code 5867.5 – Beginning in the 1998-99 fiscal year, county mental health …
Beginning in the 1998-99 fiscal year, county mental health departments that receive full system of care funding, as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services in consultation with counties, shall provide to children served by county social services and probation departments mental health screening, assessment, participation in multidisciplinary placement teams and specialty mental health treatment services for children placed out of home in group care, for those children who meet the definition of medical necessity, to the extent resources are available. These counties shall give first priority to children currently receiving psychoactive medication.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 203. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 5867.5
- County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.