ARTICLE 6. Regional Facilities for Wards with Serious Emotional Disturbance

Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 34.

§§ 5695–5697.5 · 11 sections

• § 5695 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The Legislature has declared its intent to provide, at the local level, a range of appropriate mental…
• § 5695.2 There may be established, on a regional basis, secure facilities which are physically and programmatically designed for the commitment and ongoing treatment of…
• § 5695.5 A board of directors for a facility shall be established to provide oversight and direction to the design, implementation, and operation of the facility in…
• § 5695.7 (a) The board of directors shall be composed of the chief probation officer and the local mental health directors of each of the participating counties. (b)…
• § 5696 Prior to the opening of a regional facility, the board of directors shall develop written admission criteria, approved by the Department of Corrections and…
• § 5696.2 No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria: (a) The ward has a primary substance…
• § 5696.5 Prior to the opening of a facility, the board of directors shall establish written program standards and policies and procedures, approved by the Division of…
• § 5696.7 Wards shall be referred for admission to the director of a regional facility following screening and approval through a joint mental health and probation…
• § 5697 The regional board of directors shall contract with the county in which the regional facility is located for the provision of a public education program which…
• § 5697.2 The board of directors of a regional facility shall submit to the Director of the Youth Authority, a report which includes, at a minimum, a description of the…
• § 5697.5 The Director of the Youth Authority, in conjunction with the Director of Mental Health, shall adopt rules and regulations to establish, monitor, and enforce…