11795-11798.1
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 11795-11798.1
11795. (a) The board of supervisors of each county may apply to the department for funds for the purpose of alleviating problems in its county related to alcohol abuse and other drug use. This part applies only to counties receiving state or federal funds allocated by the department under this part. (b) The department shall coordinate state and local alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, care, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department and the counties maintain a cooperative partnership to assure effective implementation of this chapter. (c) The Legislature grants responsibility to the county to administer and coordinate all county alcohol and other drug programs funded under this part. County alcohol and other drug programs shall account to the board of supervisors and to the state for their effective implementation. The county shall establish its own priorities for alcohol and other drug programs funded under this part, except with respect to funds that are allocated to the county for federally required programs and services. 11796. (a) (1) Two or more counties, each with a population of under 200,000, may jointly establish county alcohol and other drug programs pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (2) Subject to the department's approval, any county may, by contract, furnish alcohol and other drug services to another county. (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided for or required by the context, this part relating to county alcohol and other drug programs shall apply to alcohol and other drug programs operated jointly by two or more counties. 11796.1. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11812, nothing in this part shall prevent any city or combination of cities from financing and administering directly an alcohol or other drug program or providing service by contracting with the county to provide and be reimbursed for services provided pursuant to the county alcohol and other drug program under Article 4 (commencing with Section 11810). In addition, where appropriate, any county may contract with a city, or combination of cities, to administer contracts with privately operated agencies to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use. 11797. (a) Funds allocated to the county pursuant to this part shall be used exclusively for county alcohol and other drug services as identified in the executed negotiated net amount contract, Drug Medi-Cal contract, and the approved county plan, whichever is applicable, and shall be separately identified and accounted for. (b) Of the funds allocated to each county in accordance with Sections 11817.1, 11817.3, 11818, and 11840, the department shall allocate to each county the amount required by that county to carry out its local alcohol and other drug abuse program in accordance with the executed negotiated net amount contract or Drug Medi-Cal contract, as described in Section 11758.20, and the approved county plan, whichever is applicable. 11798. Counties that receive funds shall prepare and submit a county plan, negotiated net amount contract, and Drug Medi-Cal contract, whichever is applicable, that shall include a budget of all funds allocated to the county by the department pursuant to this part, and shall report utilization of those funds in an annual cost report pursuant to subdivision (q) of Section 11755. 11798.1. (a) Counties shall each develop and operate their alcohol and other drug abuse programs that would otherwise be required under this division, as one coordinated program in each county. Counties may combine their alcohol and drug advisory boards, their alcohol and other drug plans, their alcohol and drug budgets, and the submission deadlines for alcohol and other drug budgets and cost reports, and the administration of programs at both the county and provider levels. (b) A county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, develop and operate alcohol and other drug abuse programs as one coordinated system. In establishing coordinated systems with combined alcohol and other drug services counties shall do all of the following: (1) Submit a county plan, including, but not limited to, a budget of all funds allocated to the county by the department. (2) Report all of the following to the department: (A) Utilization of all funds allocated by the department to the county in a combined annual expenditure report pursuant to state and federal requirements. (B) All information necessary for the department to administer this section, including, but not limited to, information needed to meet federal reporting requirements. This information shall be reported on a form developed by the department in consultation with the County Alcohol and Drug Programs Administrators Association of California. (3) Combine drug and alcohol administrations in performance of alcohol and other drug program administrative duties pursuant to Section 11801. (4) Require combined programs, for planning and reimbursement purposes, to assess or categorize program participants at the time of admission and discharge with regard to whether their primary treatment needs are related to abuse of alcohol or of other drugs. (5) Ensure that combined programs comply with statewide program standards developed pursuant to regulations adopted by the department in consultation with the alcohol and drug administrators. (c) A county operating a coordinated system under this section shall assess or categorize a program participant at the time of admission and discharge as having problems primarily with abuse of either alcohol or of other drugs for purposes of federal reimbursement as required by federal law and report information to the department in a form consistent with existing data collection systems.