(a) (1) Each county shall establish and administer a program for housing interventions to serve persons who are chronically homeless or experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, as defined in Section 5892, and meet one of the following conditions: (A) Eligible children and youth, as defined in Section 5892. (B) Eligible adults and older adults, as defined in Section 5892. (2) Housing interventions shall not be limited to individuals enrolled in full-service partnerships pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5887. (3) Housing interventions shall not be limited to individuals enrolled in Medi-Cal. (4) Housing interventions shall not discriminate against or deny access to housing for individuals that are utilizing medications for addiction treatment or other authorized medications. (5) Housing interventions shall comply with the core components of Housing First, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8255, and may include recovery housing, as defined by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. (b) (1) County programs for housing interventions may include any of the following: (A) Rental subsidies. (B) Operating subsidies. (C) Shared housing. (D) Family housing for eligible children and youth who meet the criteria specified in subdivision (a). (E) The nonfederal share for transitional rent. (F) Other housing supports, as defined by the State Department of Health Care Services, including, but not limited to, the community supports policy guide. (G) Capital development projects, including affordable housing, as described in paragraph (2). (H) Project-based housing assistance, including master leasing of project-based housing. (I) Funds pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 5892 shall not be used for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services. (2) (A) County programs for housing interventions may include capital development projects, under the provisions of Section 5831, to either construct or rehabilitate housing units, or both, for the persons meeting the criteria specified in subdivision (a) consistent with the State Department of Health Care Services guidelines for this purpose. (B) The units funded pursuant to this provision shall be available in a reasonable timeframe, as specified by the State Department of Health Care Services and consistent with the county integrated plan pursuant to Section 5963.02, and shall meet a cost-per-unit threshold as specified by the State Department of Health Care Services. (C) For purposes of this section and Section 5831, âaffordable housingâ includes supportive housing. âSupportive housingâ has the same meaning as defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) County programs for housing interventions shall comply with all requirements specified by the State Department of Health Care Services, pursuant to Section 5963.05, for the purposes of administering paragraphs (1) and (2). (c) (1) To the extent that necessary federal approvals have been obtained for the Medi-Cal program to cover housing interventions and federal financial participation is available and not otherwise jeopardized, the housing interventions funds distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 5892 may be used for the nonfederal share of Medi-Cal covered housing related services. The housing intervention funds distributed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 5892 shall only cover the costs that cannot be paid for with Medi-Cal program funds, including costs for Medi-Cal members enrolled in a Medi-Cal managed care plan, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 14184.101, that does not cover those services. (2) Funds shall not be used for housing interventions covered by a Medi-Cal managed care plan, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 14184.101. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a capital development project funded pursuant to this section shall not constitute a âlow rent housing project
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