California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5402.5

WIC § 5402.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)On or before December 1, 2023, the State Department of Health Care Services shall convene a stakeholder group to create a model care coordination plan to be followed when discharging those held under temporary holds pursuant to Section 5152 or a conservatorship. The stakeholder group shall include, at a minimum, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the California Hospital Association, Medi-Cal managed care plans, private insurance plans, other organizations representing the various facilities where individuals may be detained under temporary holds or a conservatorship, other appropriate entities or agencies as determined by the department, and advocacy organizations representing those who have been involuntarily detained or conserved, as well as individuals who have been detained or conserved.

(b)The model care coordination plan and process shall outline who will be on the care team and how the communication will occur to coordinate care. It shall specify that the care coordination is a shared responsibility between, at a minimum, the county, the facility, and the health care payer, if different from the county. The model care coordination plan shall, at a minimum, also address the following:

(1)The roles of each entity to ensure continuity of services and care for all individuals exiting involuntary holds, including how referrals will be made and appointments will be scheduled pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5008. This shall include all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 867, Sec. 5. (AB 2242) Effective January 1, 2023.