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(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.

(a) (1) Two or more counties 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) 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.

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.

(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 contract for alcohol and other drug services and shall be separately identified and accounted for.
  (b) The funds contained in each county's Behavioral Health Subaccount of the Support Services Account of the Local Revenue Fund 2011 established pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government Code shall be considered state funds distributed by the principle state agency for the purposes of receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance abuse described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code to the extent that these funds are used for authorized alcohol and drug prevention and treatment activities.

(a) Counties that apply for funds to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services shall prepare and submit a contract for alcohol and other drug abuse services to the department. The contract shall include a budget for all funds sources to be used to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services. The funds identified in the contract shall be used exclusively for county alcohol and other drug abuse services to the extent that the activities meet the requirements for receipt of the federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance abuse described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code and shall be separately identified and accounted for. The county shall report utilization of those funds in an annual cost report pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11798.1.
  (b) The contract shall include provisions to ensure both of the following:
  (1) The appropriate expenditures of funds necessary to meet the requirements for receipt of federal block grant funds for prevention and treatment of substance abuse described in Subchapter XVII of Chapter 6A of Title 42 of the United States Code and other applicable federal provisions for funds.
  (2) The provision of information necessary for the department to meet its oversight function, including, but not limited to, any required auditing, reporting, and data collection.
  (c) The contract shall specify the type, scope, and cost of the services to be provided.
  (d) The department, after consultation with county alcohol and drug program administrators, shall develop standardized forms to be used by the counties in the development and submission of the contracts. The forms shall include terms and conditions relative to county compliance with applicable laws.
  (e) Performance requirements shall be included within the terms of the contract and shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
  (1) A provision for an adequate quality and quantity of service.
  (2) A provision for access to services for at-risk populations.
  (3) A provision requiring that all funds allocated by the state for alcohol and other drug programs shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which those funds are distributed.
  (4) A provision requiring that performance be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and standards.
  (5) Estimated numbers and characteristics of clients-participants by type of service.
  (f) The contract shall include a provision that allows the department access to financial and service records of the county and contractors of the county for the purpose of auditing the requirements in the contract and establishing the data necessary to meet federal auditing and reporting requirements.
  (g) The contract shall include a provision for resolution of disputed audit findings.
  (h) Where two or more counties jointly establish substance use programs or where a county contracts to provide services in another county pursuant to Section 11796, information regarding the arrangement shall be included in the contract for alcohol and other drug abuse services.
  (i) The contract shall include a provision requiring the county to ensure the security of client records as required by state and federal law.
  (j) The contract shall be presented for public input, review, and comment, and the final contract shall be posted on the county's Internet Web site.
  (k) (1) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.
  (2) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.
  (3) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing this section and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

(a) A county with an approved contract for alcohol and other drug abuse services shall bear the financial risk in providing any alcohol or other drug services to the population described and enumerated in the approved contract.
  (b) The county shall not be precluded from contracting to purchase all or part of the delivery of alcohol and other drug services from noncounty providers.
  (c) Counties receiving funds shall submit to the department statistical data, as required in the contract, and end-of-year cost data no later than November 1 following the close of the fiscal year.
  (d) Whenever a county receives funds under a grant program for alcohol and other drug abuse services, as well as under the county contract from either the federal or state government, or from any other grantor, public or private, and fails to include that grant program in the county budget for its alcohol and other drug program, the director shall not thereafter approve any, or provide, advance payment claims submitted by the county for state reimbursement under this part until the contract and county budget for its alcohol and other drug program has been reviewed to include that grant program, and the revised contract and budget are approved by the director.
  (e) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), regulations adopted by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs pursuant to former Section 11758.29 shall remain in effect unless amended or repealed by regulation adopted pursuant to this section.
  (2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section to the extent that this section differs from former Section 11758.29 by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.
  (3) (A) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.
  (B) The initial adoption of emergency regulations implementing the article and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.

The department shall review each county's contract for alcohol and other drug abuse services to determine that the contract complies with this division and with the standards adopted under this division. The department shall approve a contract that is in compliance.