(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the substance use disorder services programs within the State Department of Health Care Services continue to maintain the various advisory groups established under the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, and establish and maintain additional venues, as necessary, to provide system stakeholders the opportunity for input into public policy issues related to substance use disorder services. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the substance use disorder services programs shall have input into policy discussions at the State Department of Health Care Services and at the California Health and Human Services Agency, and whenever appropriate.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the impacts of the transition of programs from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services are identified and evaluated, initially and over time. It is further the intent of the Legislature to establish a baseline for evaluating, on an ongoing basis, how and why alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment service delivery was improved, or otherwise changed, as a result of this transition.
(c) By April 1, 2014, and March 1 annually thereafter, the State Department of Health Care Services shall report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the appropriate budget subcommittees and policy committees of the Legislature on the substance use disorder services programs, and publicly post the report on its Internet Web site.
(1) The report shall contain all of the following:
(A) A description of how the transfer of programs from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services results in costs or savings to state and local government.
(B) A description of how the transfer of programs from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services results in improved government efficiency and maximizes resources.
(C) A description of how the transfer of programs from the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the State Department of Health Care Services results in improved coordination and integration of physical health care services with alcohol and other drug treatment services, both at the state and local level.
(D) Using resources, including, but not limited to, the California Outcome Measurement Systems, baseline measurements, beginning in the years 2011-12, that can be used to measure year-over-year changes in access to alcohol and other drug treatment services, the effectiveness of alcohol and other drug treatment services, and the effectiveness of alcohol and other drug prevention efforts. The report’s baseline measurements shall include, but not be limited to, statewide and local data on all of the following:
(i) Access to services, including demographics of persons served or seeking services.
(ii) Access to services for vulnerable and underserved populations.
(iii) System capacity, including prevention infrastructure and treatment services infrastructure.
(iv) System outcomes, including treatment completion rates.
(E) How the transfer of the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs has contributed to the discussions related to the delivery of health care services in California. The report shall also describe how stakeholder involvement was changed, maintained, or enhanced after the transition.
(2) By November 30, 2013, the State Department of Health Care Services shall consult with legislative staff and with system stakeholders, including county representatives, to develop a reporting format consistent with the Legislature’s desired level of outcome and reporting detail.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2018, and, as of January 1, 2019, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 21. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22. Inoperative July 1, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018