California § 5655. 5655. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 127.)

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§ 5655. — 5655. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 127.)

California § 5655.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC

Div. 5.DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Part 2.PART 2. THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT

Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. The County Performance Contract

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All departments of state government and all local public agencies shall cooperate with county officials to assist them in mental health planning. The State Department of Health Care Services shall, upon request and with available staff, provide consultation services to the local mental health directors, local governing bodies, and local mental health advisory boards.
If the Director of Health Care
						Services considers any county to be failing, in a substantial manner, to comply with any provision of this code or any regulation, the director shall order the county to appear at a hearing, before the director or the director’s designee, to show cause why the department should not take action as set forth in this section. The county shall be given at least 20 days’ notice of the hearing. T

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All departments of state government and all local public agencies shall cooperate with county officials to assist them in mental health planning. The State Department of Health Care Services shall, upon request and with available staff, provide consultation services to the local mental health directors, local governing bodies, and local mental health advisory boards.
If the Director of Health Care
Services considers any county to be failing, in a substantial manner, to comply with any provision of this code or any regulation, the director shall order the county to appear at a hearing, before the director or the director’s designee, to show cause why the department should not take action as set forth in this section. The county shall be given at least 20 days’ notice of the hearing. The director shall consider the case on the record established at the hearing and make final findings and decision.
If the director determines that there is or has been a failure, in a substantial manner, on the part of the county to
comply with any provision of this code or any regulations, and that administrative sanctions are necessary, the department may invoke any, or any combination of, the following sanctions:
(a)
Withhold part or all of state mental health funds from the county.
(b)
Require the county to enter into negotiations for the purpose of ensuring county
compliance with
those laws and regulations.
(c)
Bring an action in mandamus or any other action in court as may be appropriate to compel compliance. Any action filed in accordance with this section shall be entitled to a preference in setting a date for a hearing.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 127. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.

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