1. (a) The County shall include in its Prevention and Early Intervention Component:

   1. (1) At least one Early Intervention Program as defined in Section 3710.
   2. (2) At least one Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program as defined in Section 3715.

   3. (3) At least one Prevention Program as defined in Section 3720

      1. (A) Small counties may opt out of the requirement to have at least one Prevention Program if:

         1. 1. The Small County obtains a resolution from the Board of Supervisors that the County cannot meet this requirement.
      2. (B) A Small County that opts out of the requirement in (a)(3) above shall include in its Three-year Program and Expenditure Plan and/or Annual Update documentation describing the rationale for the County's decision and how the County ensured meaningful stakeholder involvement in the decision to opt out.

   4. (4) At least one Access and Linkage to Treatment Program as defined in Section 3726

      1. (A) A County with a population under 100,000, according to the most recent projection by the California State Department of Finance, may opt out of the requirement to have at least one Access and Linkage to Treatment Program if:

         1. 1. The County obtains a resolution from the Board of Supervisors that the County cannot meet this requirement.
      2. (B) A County that opts out of the requirement in (a)(4) above shall include in its Three-year Program and Expenditure Plan and/or Annual Update documentation describing the rationale for the County's decision and how the County ensured meaningful stakeholder involvement in the decision to opt out.
   5. (5) At least one Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Program as defined in Section 3725
   6. (6) The Strategies defined in Section 3735.

2. (b) The County may include in its Prevention and Early Intervention Component:

   1. (1) One or more Suicide Prevention Programs as defined in Section 3730.

3. (c) A County with a population under 100,000, according to the most recent projection by the California State Department of Finance, may satisfy the requirements in subdivisions (a)(1) through (a)(5) of this Section by combining and/or integrating the Early Intervention Program, the Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program, the Prevention Program, the Access and Linkage to Treatment Program, and the Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Program.

   1. (1) A county that utilizes this provision shall not also opt-out of the requirement to have at least one Prevention Program under subdivision (a)(3) or of the requirement to have at least one Access and Linkage to Treatment Program under subdivision (a)(4).

Note: Authority cited: Section 5846, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5840, Welfare and Institutions Code.

History

1. New section filed 10-7-2015; operative 10-7-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 41).

2. Amendment of subsection (a)(3)(A)1. and new subsections (a)(4)(A)-(B) and (c)-(c)(1) filed 5-14-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 20).