Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5014 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5014
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) To the extent otherwise permitted under state and federal law and consistent with the Mental Health Services Act, both of the following apply for purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 5150) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 5250) of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350):
(1) Counties may pay for the provision of services using funds distributed to the counties from the Mental Health Subaccount, the Mental Health Equity Subaccount, and the Vehicle License Collection Account of the Local Revenue Fund, funds from the Mental Health Account and the Behavioral Health Subaccount within the Support Services Account of the Local Revenue Fund 2011, funds from the Behavioral Health Services Fund when included in county plans pursuant to Section 5847, and any other funds from which the Controller makes distributions to the counties for those purposes.
(2) A person shall not be denied access to services funded by the Behavioral Health Services Fund based solely on the person’s voluntary or involuntary legal status.
(b) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 36. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Sec. 85 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 40.
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