AB 2265 — Mental Health Services Act: use of funds for substance use disorder treatment.

Summary

Existing law, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) , an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, funds a system of county mental health plans for the provision of mental health services, as specified. The act establishes the Mental Health Services Fund, which is continuously appropriated to, and administered by, the State Department of Health Care Services to fund specified county mental health programs. This bill would authorize the services for adults, older adults, and children, as well as innovative programs and prevention and early intervention programs that are provided by counties as part of the MHSA to include substance use disorder treatment for children, adults, and older adults with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders who are eligible to receive mental health services pursuant to those programs. The bill would also authorize the use of MHSA funds to assess whether a person has cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders and to treat a person who is preliminarily assessed to have cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders, even when the person is later determined not to be eligible for services provided with MHSA funds. The bill would require a person being treated for cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders who is determined to not need the mental health services that are eligible for funding pursuant to the act, to be referred to substance use disorder treatment services in a timely manner. By authorizing the use of continuously appropriated funds for a new purpose, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would require a county to report to the State Department of Health Care Services the number of people assessed for cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders and the number of people who were ultimately determined to have only a substance use disorder without another cooccurring mental health condition. The bill would also require the department, by January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, to publish on its internet website a report summarizing the county data for the prior fiscal year. By imposing a new duty on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/25/20 - Chaptered Current pdf September 25, 2020
• Enrolled 09/01/20 - Enrolled pdf September 01, 2020
• Amended 08/12/20 - Amended Senate pdf August 12, 2020
• Amended 05/20/20 - Amended Assembly pdf May 20, 2020
• Amended 05/04/20 - Amended Assembly pdf May 04, 2020
• Introduced 02/14/20 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2020
• AB2265 View text html

Action History

1. September 25, 2020

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2020.

2. September 25, 2020

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 10, 2020

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

4. August 30, 2020

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5326.).

5. August 28, 2020

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. August 28, 2020

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4378.).

7. August 18, 2020

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. August 17, 2020

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

9. August 12, 2020

   Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. August 11, 2020

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 10).

11. June 23, 2020

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

12. June 09, 2020

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

13. June 08, 2020

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4726.)

14. June 03, 2020

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

15. June 02, 2020

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 2).

16. May 21, 2020

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

17. May 20, 2020

    Read second time and amended.

18. May 19, 2020

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).

19. May 05, 2020

    Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

20. May 04, 2020

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.

21. February 24, 2020

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

22. February 15, 2020

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

23. February 14, 2020

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Sharon Quirk-Silva · Primary
• Beall · Cosponsor

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