California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 14716

WIC § 14716 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 8.9

Statute text

(a)Each local mental health plan shall establish a procedure to ensure access to outpatient specialty mental health services, as required by the Early Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Treatment program standards, for any child in foster care who has been placed outside his or her county of adjudication.

(b)The procedure required by subdivision (a) may be established through one or more of the following:

(1)The establishment of, and federal approval, if required, of, a statewide system or procedure.

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Legislative history

Added by renumbering Section 5777.6 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 177. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 254 of Ch. 34. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 14721.