California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5891.5

WIC § 5891.5 Effective Apr 17, 2024Div. 5 · Part 4.5

Statute text

(a)(1) The programs in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, and paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 5890 may include substance use disorder treatment for children, adults, and older adults with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders who are eligible to receive mental health services pursuant to those programs. The MHSA includes persons with a serious mental disorder and a diagnosis of substance abuse in the definition of persons who are eligible for MHSA services in Sections 5878.2 and 5813.5, which reference paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 5600.3.

(2)Provision of substance use disorder treatment services pursuant to this section shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Mental Health Services Act.

(3)Treatment of cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders shall be identified in a county’s three-year program and expenditure plan or annual update, as required by Section 5847.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 91. (SB 326) Effective April 17, 2024. Approved in Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, election. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Sec. 117 of Proposition 1. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 92 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 790.