(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may establish a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team with the goal of facilitating the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless individuals to housing and supportive services within that county and to allow provider agencies and members of the personnel team to share confidential information for the purpose of coordinating housing and supportive services to ensure continuity of care. (2) If a city within a county that has established a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team pursuant to this chapter requests to participate in that team, the county shall allow for the participation of appropriate city personnel, as determined by the county, unless the county determines that participation by the city would hinder compliance with the requirements and obligations set forth in this chapter or would otherwise conflict with the countyâs goals and objectives. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) âHomelessâ means any recorded instance of an adult or family self-identifying as homeless within the most recent 12 months, or any element contained in service utilization records indicating that an adult or family experienced homelessness within the most recent 12 months. (2) âHomeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teamâ means any team of two or more persons who are trained in the identification and treatment of homeless adults and families, and who are qualified to provide a broad range of services related to homelessness. The team may include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (A) Mental health and substance abuse services personnel and practitioners or other trained counseling personnel. (B) Police officers, probation officers, or other law enforcement agents. (C) Legal counsel for the adult or family representing them in a criminal matter. (D) Medical personnel with sufficient training to provide health services. (E) Social services workers with experience or training in the provision of services to homeless adults or families or funding and eligibility for services. (F) Case managers or case coordinators responsible for referral, linkage, or coordination of care and services provided to adults or families. (G) Veterans services providers and counselors. (H) Domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code. (I) Any public or private school teacher, administrative officer, or certified pupil personnel employee. (J) Housing or homeless services provider agencies and designated personnel. (3) âHomeless services provider agencyâ means any governmental or other agency that has, as one of its purposes, the identification, assessment, and linkage of housing or supportive services to homeless adults or families. The homeless services provider agencies serving adults or families that may share information under this section include, but are not limited to, all of the following entities or service agencies: (A) Social services. (B) Health services. (C) Mental health services. (D) Substance abuse services. (E) Probation. (F) Law enforcement. (G) Legal counsel for the adult or family representing them in a criminal matter. (H) Veterans services and counseling. (I) Domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code. (J) Schools. (K) Homeless services. (L) Housing. (c) (1) Members of a homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the identification, assessment, and linkage of housing and supportive services to homeless adults or families may disclose to, and exchange with, one another, information and writings that relate to any information that may be designated as confidential under state law if the member of the team reasonably believes it is generally relevant to the identification, red
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