Section 11750.1 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
11750.1
. (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.