(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), counties shall contract for the provision of case management services, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 11331.7 and in Section 11332.5, with public or nonprofit agencies or school districts that administer services under the Adolescent Family Life Program (Article 1 (commencing with Section 124175) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code).
(b) Counties may contract with other public or nonprofit agencies or school districts for case management services or provide case management services directly in cases where services from contractors under the Adolescent Family Life Program are not available or cost-effective, or where the county has an existing teen services program, and if all the following conditions are met:
(1) The Director of Health Services has determined that the services conform to the standards and scope of services provided through the Adolescent Family Life Program.
(2) The county plan includes a justification for not contracting with the Adolescent Family Life Program.
(3) The services are designed with the cooperation of the local health agency.
(c) Counties shall include Adolescent Family Life Program contractors in their planning of Cal-Learn implementation.
(d) In implementing this section and developing model contracts, the department shall consult with the State Department of Health Services so as to promote the purposes of this program.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 468. Effective September 29, 1996. As prescribed in former Section 11334.8, this section (as part of Article 3.5) resumed full operation on April 1, 2013, after a period of inoperation or limited operation. Note: Former Section 11334.8 was last amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 439, before its repeal on April 1, 2013.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018