Welfare and Institutions Code § 5686

ARTICLE 2. Community Support System for Persons Who are Homeless with a Mental Health Disability

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5686Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 28. (AB 2119) Effective January 1, 2025.

If a county believes that a person with a mental health disability may be unable to manage their SSI/SSP funds, the county mental health program shall advise the person that they may have a trusted family member, relative, or friend designated as their representative payee under the SSI/SSP program.