(a) For the purpose of this section, âfamily-based aftercare servicesâ means an array of integrated services and supports that meets all of the following specifications: (1) Are provided to or on behalf of a child for at least six months postdischarge from a short-term residential therapeutic program, a community treatment facility, or an out-of-state residential facility, as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7910 of the Family Code. Federal financial participation under the Medi-Cal program shall only be available if all state and federal requirements are met and the service is medically necessary, regardless of the six months postdischarge requirement. (2) Are family-based and implemented as part of an individualized, child-specific transition plan in a manner that supports the childâs permanency plan and incorporates the recommendations of the qualified individual. (3) No later than October 1, 2022, meet the standards established pursuant to subdivision (c). (b) (1) On and after October 1, 2021, each county child welfare agency, probation department, and mental health plan, in consultation with the local interagency leadership team established pursuant to Section 16521.6, shall jointly provide, arrange for, or ensure the provision of, at least six months of aftercare services for youth in the placement and care responsibility of the county child welfare or county probation agency who are discharged from a short-term residential therapeutic program, or from an out-of-state residential facility, as defined by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7910 of the Family Code, to a family-based setting. Federal financial participation under the Medi-Cal program shall only be available if all state and federal requirements are met and the service is medically necessary, regardless of the six months postdischarge requirement. (2) On and after July 1, 2022, each county child welfare agency, probation department, and mental health plan, in consultation with the local interagency leadership team established pursuant to Section 16521.6, shall jointly provide, arrange for, or ensure the provision of, at least six months of aftercare services for youth in the placement and care responsibility of the county child welfare or county probation agency who are discharged from a community treatment facility, as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, to a family-based setting. Federal financial participation under the Medi-Cal program shall only be available if all state and federal requirements are met and the service is medically necessary, regardless of the six months postdischarge requirement. (3) No later than October 1, 2021, county agencies shall leverage existing wraparound programs and other resources to provide at least six months of family-based aftercare services, while planning and incrementally implementing the standards established pursuant to subdivision (c). (4) No later than October 1, 2023, or 12 months from the date the department issues written policy guidance regarding subdivision (c), whichever occurs later, county agencies shall jointly provide, arrange for, or ensure the provision of, at least 6 months of family-based aftercare services consistent with the minimum requirements established pursuant to subdivision (c). (c) (1) The State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services shall establish, through regulation, statewide minimum standards for family-based aftercare services. Minimum standards shall be informed by stakeholder advisory groups convened by the State Department of Social Services and the State Department of Health Care Services and shall require, but shall not be limited to, all of the following: (A) The use of a California high-fidelity wraparound model, approved by the State Department of Social Services and consistent with the California Wraparound Standards and Chapt
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