(a) In order to facilitate the receipt of medically necessary specialty mental health services by a foster child who is placed outside his or her county of original jurisdiction, the department shall take all of the following actions: (1) On or before July 1, 2008, create all of the following items, in consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the California Institute for Mental Health, the Child and Family Policy Institute of California, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, and the California Alliance of Child and Family Services: (A) A standardized contract for the purchase of medically necessary specialty mental health services from organizational providers when a contract is required. (B) A standardized specialty mental health service authorization procedure. (C) A standardized set of documentation standards and forms, including, but not limited to, forms for treatment plans, annual treatment plan updates, day treatment intensive and day treatment rehabilitative progress notes, and treatment authorization requests. (2) On or before January 1, 2009, use the standardized items as described in paragraph (1) to provide medically necessary specialty mental health services to a foster child who is placed outside his or her county of original jurisdiction, so that organizational providers who are already certified by a mental health plan are not required to be additionally certified by the mental health plan in the county of original jurisdiction. (3) (A) On or before January 1, 2009, use the standardized items described in paragraph (1) to provide medically necessary specialty mental health services to a foster child placed outside his or her county of original jurisdiction to constitute a complete contract, authorization procedure, and set of documentation standards and forms, so that no additional documents are required. (B) Authorize a county mental health plan to be exempt from subparagraph (A) and have an addendum to a contract, authorization procedure, or set of documentation standards and forms, if the county mental health plan has an externally placed requirement, such as a requirement from a federal integrity agreement, that would affect one of these documents. (4) Following consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the California Institute for Mental Health, the Child and Family Policy Institute of California, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California State Association of Counties, and the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, require the use of the standardized contracts, authorization procedures, and documentation standards and forms as specified in paragraph (1) in the 2008â09 state-county mental health plan contract and each state-county mental health plan contract thereafter. (5) The mental health plan shall complete a standardized contract, as provided in paragraph (1), if a contract is required, or another mechanism of payment if a contract is not required, with a provider or providers of the countyâs choice, to deliver approved specialty mental health services for a specified foster child, within 30 days of an approved treatment authorization request. (b) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall coordinate the efforts of the department and the State Department of Social Services to do all of the following: (1) Participate with the stakeholders in the activities described in this section. (2) During budget hearings in 2008 and 2009, report to the Legislature regarding the implementation of this section and subdivision (c) of Section 14716. (3) On or before July 1, 2008, establish the following, in consultation with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, and the County Welfare Directors Association of California: (A) Informational materials that explain
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