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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14725 — Transition of Community-Based Medi-Cal Mental Health

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14725

Type
Statute
Source
California Welfare and Institutions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2016-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall develop a quality assurance program to govern the delivery of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, in order to ensure quality patient care based on community standards of practice.

Citator

Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14725 — Transition of Community-Based Medi-Cal Mental Health is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall develop a quality assurance program to govern the delivery of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, in order to ensure quality patient care based on community standards of practice.

(b) The department shall issue standards and guidelines for local quality assurance activities. These standards and guidelines shall be reviewed and revised in consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, as well as other stakeholders from the mental health community, including, but not limited to, individuals who receive services, family members, providers, mental health advocacy groups, and other interested parties. The standards and guidelines shall be based on federal Medicaid requirements.

(c) The standards and guidelines developed by the department shall reflect the special problems that small rural counties have in undertaking comprehensive quality assurance systems.