SECTIONS 5730-5733 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 5730-5733

5730. This act is to be known as the Mental Health Master Plan
Development Act.

5731. The Legislature finds and declares that the mental health
system is a large and important segment of California's system of
health care. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) Public Law 99-660 requires that the State Department of Mental
Health develop a state plan for the Short-Doyle mental health system
which includes all of the following:
(1) Plans developed in response to federal planning requirements
shall be submitted to the Legislature.
(2) Evidence of broad participation from concerned citizens and
mental health consumers.
(3) An analysis of the needs of seriously and persistently
mentally ill adults, severely emotionally disturbed children and
homeless mentally ill in California.
(4) Improvements in the mental health delivery system are needed
for seriously mentally ill adults, severely emotionally disabled
children, and homeless mentally ill.
(5) Given the existing mental health funding base, priorities need
to be established for the Short-Doyle community mental health
system.
(6) There is no minimum range of treatment services which should
be available in every county in California.
(7) Most funding formulas for state mental health programs are not
client based.
(8) The state has a special responsibility for the care and
treatment of seriously and persistently mentally ill adults,
seriously emotionally disturbed minors, and homeless mentally ill who
are the most vulnerable and who require consistent supportive
services to meet their health and safety needs in the community.
(9) Legislative action is required to ensure that a comprehensive
policy is developed which addresses the critical problems and key
issues currently facing the mental health system in California.

5732. (a) Given the requirements of Public Law 99-660 and the
significant policy issues currently facing the mental health system
in California, a master plan for mental health is required which
integrates these planning and reform efforts and which establishes
priorities for the service delivery system and analyzes critical
policy issues.
(b) The California Planning Council's scope shall be expanded to
include the development of the Mental Health Master Plan. This Mental
Health Master Plan shall be distinct but compatible with the plan
mandated by Public Law 99-660, the development and implementation of
which is the responsibility of the State Department of Mental Health.
(c) Therefore, the California Planning Council required by Public
Law 99-660 shall be expanded to include the following members:
(1) The Speaker of the Assembly shall recommend to the Governor
for appointment, one council member.
(2) The Assembly Minority Floor Leader shall recommend to the
Governor for appointment, one council member.
(3) The President pro Tempore of the Senate shall recommend to the
Governor for appointment, one council member.
(4) The Senate Minority Floor Leader shall recommend to the
Governor for appointment, one council member.
(5) The County Supervisors Association of California shall
recommend to the Governor for appointment, one council member.
(d) The Mental Health Master Plan shall be completed and submitted
to the Legislature and the Governor by October 1, 1991.

5733. The Mental Health Master Plan shall include, but not be
limited to, an analysis of all of the following:
(a) The specific planning elements required by Public Law 99-660.
(b) Identification of priority populations to be served and a
definition of those priority populations.
(c) Proposed methods of allocating resources which result in the
most effective system of care possible for the priority populations.
(d) Proposed methods of evaluating the effectiveness of current
service delivery methods and the populations which are best served by
these models of care.
(e) Recommendations related to the governance and responsibilities
of the state, county, or other administrative structures for the
delivery of mental health programs which are cost-effective and
provide the highest quality of care.