California Welfare and Institutions Code ARTICLE 6 - Regional Facilities for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Wards

  • Section 5695.
    The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) The Legislature has declared its intent to provide, at the local level, a range of appropriate mental health services...
  • Section 5695.2.
    There may be established, on a regional basis, secure facilities which are physically and programmatically designed for the commitment and ongoing treatment of seriously emotionally...
  • Section 5695.5.
    A board of directors for a facility shall be established to provide oversight and direction to the design, implementation, and operation of the facility in...
  • Section 5695.7.
    (a) The board of directors shall be composed of the chief probation officer and the local mental health directors of each of the participating counties. (b) The...
  • Section 5696.
    Prior to the opening of a regional facility, the board of directors shall develop written admission criteria, approved by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,...
  • Section 5696.2.
    No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria:(a) The ward has a primary substance...
  • Section 5696.5.
    Prior to the opening of a facility, the board of directors shall establish written program standards and policies and procedures, approved by the Division of...
  • Section 5696.7.
    Wards shall be referred for admission to the director of a regional facility following screening and approval through a joint mental health and probation screening...
  • Section 5697.
    The regional board of directors shall contract with the county in which the regional facility is located for the provision of a public education program...
  • Section 5697.2.
    The board of directors of a regional facility shall submit to the Director of the Youth Authority, a report which includes, at a minimum, a...
  • Section 5697.5.
    The Director of the Youth Authority, in conjunction with the Director of Mental Health, shall adopt rules and regulations to establish, monitor, and enforce minimum...

Last modified: October 22, 2018