Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 3706 - General Requirements for Services

(a) The County shall serve all ages in one or more Programs of the Prevention and Early Intervention Component.

(b) At least 51 percent of the Prevention and Early Intervention Fund shall be used to serve individuals who are 25 years old or younger.

(c) Programs that serve parents, caregivers, or family members with the goal of addressing MHSA outcomes for children or youth at risk of or with early onset of a mental illness can be counted as meeting the requirements in (a) and (b) above.

(d) A Small County may opt out of the requirements in (a) and/or (b) above if:

(1) The Small County obtains a declaration from the Board of Supervisors that the County cannot meet the requirements because of specified local conditions.

(e) A Small County that opts out of the requirements in (a) and/or (b) shall include in its Three-year Program and Expenditure Plan and/or Annual Update documentation describing the rationale for the County's decision and how the County ensured meaningful stakeholder involvement in the decision to opt out.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 3706

Note: Authority cited: Section 5846, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5840, 5847 and 5848, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Uncodified Sections 2 and 3 of Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act.

1. New section filed 10-7-2015; operative 10-7-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 41).