Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The plan
shall consist of four sections: narrative, budget, inventory, and
certification.
(b) Within 60 days of
receipt, the Department shall review and notify the county whether the plan is
approved, disapproved, or held in abeyance. If the plan is held in abeyance, the
Department shall notify and inform the administrator of the necessary corrective
action. The Department shall withhold advance payments until approval of the plan.
(1) Plans failing to meet legal and regulatory
requirements are held in abeyance.
(2)
Plans shall be held in abeyance until compliance is achieved.
(c) Multi-year base plan approval is contingent
upon meeting the following legal and regulatory requirements:
(1) Documentation Requirements.
(A) Proof that the advisory board has reviewed the
plan.
(B) County board of supervisors'
resolution adopting the plan.
(C) Health
Systems Agency Memorandum of Understanding.
(D) Certification from the administrator approving
the fee system or systems.
(E) Assurance
of nondiscrimination in meeting the needs of specific
populations.
(2) Narrative
Requirements.
(A) Description of the planning
process.
(B) Compliance with each of the
requirements set forth in Section
11810.5
of the Health and Safety Code.
(3) Budget Requirements.
(A) Budget prepared in accordance with
departmental instructions.
(B) State and
federal funds budgeted shall not exceed the allocation of such funds.
(C) If a county declines to utilize all state and
federal funds allocated, a letter of intent stating so shall accompany the
budget.
(D) Counties with a population
of 100,000 or more shall provide a ten percent match for state general funds. Funds
generated from Section
1463.16, Penal Code,
may be utilized for the required match.
(d) Annual plan update approval is contingent upon
meeting the following legal and regulatory requirements:
(1) A separate budget shall be submitted by
September 15 of each fiscal year to reflect that year's appropriations and/or
program changes.
(2) An addendum to the
narrative describing program changes shall accompany the budget.
(3) The local advisory board shall review the plan
addendum and subsequent budget for the following fiscal year. Proof of such a review
shall be submitted to the Department.
(4) County board of supervisors' resolution
adopting the current year's budget shall be submitted prior to releasing
funds.
(5) Certification from the
administrator approving the fee system or systems.
(6) Assurance of nondiscrimination in meeting the
needs of specific populations.
Note: Authority cited: Section
11836,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
11798,
11801,
11810.5,
11812,
11815,
11815.3,
11815.5
and
11816,
Health and Safety Code.
