California Health and Safety Code

§ 104400

HSC § 104400 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 103 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each county health department or city health department as provided in Section 16800 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be the lead local agency for its county. The local lead agency shall have the overall responsibility for the success of the programs funded pursuant to this article in its county.

(2)Counties contracting with the department for the provision of health care services pursuant to Section 16809 of the Welfare and Institutions Code may elect to enter into an arrangement with the department for the administration and provision of funds and services subject to this article in their counties. In those cases, the department shall act as the local lead agency for that county.

(b)The local lead agency shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.