Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5805 · Article 2. Establishing New County Systems of Care

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5805

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall require counties to use funds distributed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5891 for eligible adults and older adults, as defined in Section 5892, to develop a comprehensive array of services, as defined in Sections 5600.6 and 5600.7, and substance use disorder treatment services, as defined in Section 5891.5.

(b) A county may include services to address first episode psychosis.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026, if amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election.

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History

Repealed (in Sec. 35) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 36. (SB 326) Effective April 17, 2024. Approved in Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, election. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.

Another version listed by the Legislative Counsel

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 Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.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. 36 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 790.

(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall require counties to use available state and matching funds for the client target population as defined in Section 5600.3 to develop a comprehensive array of services as defined in Sections 5600.6 and 5600.7.

(b) If amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

History (another version listed by the Legislative Counsel)

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 35. (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 Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.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. 36 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 790.

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