CHAPTER 2. Planning, Research, Evaluation and Quality Assurance [4030. - 4061.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1393.

§§ 4030–4061 · 16 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Planning, Research, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance §§ 4030–4033 · 4 sections

   • § 4030 The Director of Health Care Services shall organize appropriate staff of the department to ensure implementation of the planning, research, evaluation,…
   • § 4031 The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, do all of the following: (a) Conduct, sponsor, coordinate, and…
   • § 4032 The State Department of Health Care Services shall, when appropriate, give and receive grants and contracts for research, evaluation, and quality assurance…
   • § 4033 (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, comply with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
2. ARTICLE 2. Research and Evaluation §§ 4040–4046 · 7 sections

   • § 4040 The State Department of Health Care Services or State Department of State Hospitals may conduct, or contract for, research or evaluation studies that have…
   • § 4041 The department shall serve as a clearinghouse for information on research and evaluation studies relevant to mental health. The department shall review and…
   • § 4042 The State Department of State Hospitals shall cooperate and coordinate with other state and local agencies engaged in research and evaluation studies. Effort…
   • § 4043 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department provide leadership in the establishment and funding of mental health research projects. The…
   • § 4044 Research performed pursuant to this chapter shall have as a priority serious mental disorders. Research shall be conducted in, or in collaboration with, state…
   • § 4045 In order to improve the quality of mental health care in this state, a portion of the funding for research pursuant to this chapter shall be used to provide…
   • § 4046 Notwithstanding any other law, designated staff of the State Department of State Hospitals shall have access to state summary criminal history information for…
3. ARTICLE 3. Technical Assistance §§ 4050–4061 · 5 sections

   • § 4050 The State Department of Health Care Services shall provide, to the extent resources are available, technical assistance, through its own staff, or by contract,…
   • § 4051 The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, provide program development guidelines, evaluation models, and…
   • § 4052 The State Department of Health Care Services shall, to the extent resources are available, provide training in performance standards, model programs, cultural…
   • § 4060 The State Department of Health Care Services shall, in order to implement Section 4050, utilize a meaningful decisionmaking process that includes local mental…
   • § 4061 (a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall utilize a joint state-county decisionmaking process to determine the appropriate use of state and local…