(a) (1) If a program will admit Medi-Cal beneficiaries, no later than 12 months following the date of initial licensure, a short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined in subdivision (ad) of Section 11400 of this code and paragraph (18) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, shall obtain a contract, subject to an agreement on rates and terms and conditions, with a county mental health plan to provide specialty mental health services and demonstrate the ability to meet the therapeutic needs of each child, as identified in any of the following: (A) A mental health assessment. (B) The childâs case plan. (C) The childâs needs and services plan. (D) The assessment of a qualified individual, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 16501. (E) Other documentation demonstrating the child has a mental health need. (2) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall comply with any other mental health program approvals required by the State Department of Health Care Services or by a county mental health plan to which mental health program approval authority has been delegated. (b) A short-term residential therapeutic program, except as specified in subdivision (c), may accept for placement a child who meets both of the criteria in paragraphs (1) and (2) and at least one of the conditions in paragraph (3). (1) The child does not require inpatient care in a licensed health facility. (2) The child has been assessed as requiring the level of services provided in a short-term residential therapeutic program in order to maintain the safety and well-being of the child or others due to behaviors, including those resulting from traumas, that render the child or those around the child unsafe or at risk of harm, or that prevent the effective delivery of needed services and supports provided in the childâs own home or in other family settings, such as with a relative, guardian, foster family, resource family, or adoptive family. The assessment shall ensure the child has needs in common with other children or youth in the care of the facility, consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 16514. (3) The child meets at least one of the following conditions: (A) The child has been assessed, pursuant to Section 4096, as meeting the medical necessity criteria for Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, as provided for in Section 1830.205 or 1830.210 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations. (B) The child has been assessed, pursuant to Section 4096, as seriously emotionally disturbed, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3. (C) The child requires emergency placement pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (h). (D) The child has been assessed, pursuant to Section 4096, as requiring the level of services provided by the short-term residential therapeutic program in order to meet the childâs behavioral or therapeutic needs. (4) Subject to the requirements of this subdivision, a short-term residential therapeutic program may have a specialized program to serve a child, including, but not limited to, the following: (A) A commercially sexually exploited child. (B) A private voluntary placement, if the youth exhibits status offender behavior, the parents or other relatives feel they cannot control the childâs behavior, and short-term intervention is needed to transition the child back into the home. (C) A juvenile sex offender. (D) A child who is affiliated with, or impacted by, a gang. (c) (1) A short-term residential therapeutic program that is operating as a childrenâs crisis residential program, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, may accept for admission any child who meets all of the requirements set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 11462.011 and subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 4096. (2) The primary function of a childrenâs crisis residential program is to provide short-term crisis stabilization, therapeutic intervention, and sp
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