Behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team.

Removed the amendment to Section 4000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which had made technical, nonsubstantive changes to provisions governing the State Department of State Hospitals. The bill now only adds Part 9 (Section 5990) to Division 5.

Changed the team composition requirement from 'the team may include all of the following' to 'the team may include any of the following.' This means a county no longer needs to staff its mental health multidisciplinary personnel team with every listed type of professional (mental health practitioners, medical personnel, social services workers, case managers); it can include just one or some of them.

Broadened information sharing in subdivision (c)(3) from limiting disclosures to 'a member of the team and a person qualified to receive information as set forth in subdivision (d)' to 'a member of the team and or a person qualified to receive information,' suggesting either category alone may suffice rather than both.

The fiscal committee determination was changed, likely reflecting the removal of the Section 4000 amendment and its associated fiscal implications.

The team name was changed from 'mental behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team' to 'behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team' throughout the entire bill, including the part title, definitions, and all cross-references.

The act's stated purpose was changed from 'relating to mental behavioral health' to 'relating to behavioral health,' and the provider agency category was renamed from 'Mental Behavioral health services' to 'Behavioral health services.' The broader label could be interpreted as slightly widening the team's apparent scope, though the operative definition still requires members to be trained in identification and treatment of mental illness.

The term 'mental health' was replaced with 'mental behavioral health' throughout the bill, including the part title, team name, and all references in statutory text. This broadens the framing from strictly mental health to include behavioral health services more generally.

The requirement that each county provide a copy of its information-sharing protocols to the State Department of Health Care Services was deleted. The prior version also noted the department would not review or approve those protocols, but the reporting obligation itself is now gone entirely.

The fiscal committee determination changed from 'yes' to 'no,' indicating the bill no longer carries a state-mandated local program cost, consistent with removing the DHCS protocol submission requirement.

Multiple grammatical and drafting errors were corrected, including 'counties a county' to 'a county,' 'all any of the following' to 'any of the following,' 'participating agencies agency' to 'participating agency,' and 'the a team members. member.' to 'a team member.' The definition paragraphs for 'justice-involved person' and the team were renumbered (swapped from 1-2 to 2-1).

Adds an entirely new Part 9 (Section 5990) to Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, creating a 'Mental Health Multidisciplinary Personnel Team' framework that authorizes counties to establish such teams for justice-involved persons with mental illness.

Defines 'justice-involved person' as an individual currently or previously incarcerated in a county jail, and defines the team composition including mental health practitioners, medical personnel, social services workers, and case managers/coordinators.

Specifies which provider agencies may participate and share information: social services, health services, mental health services, substance abuse services, probation, law enforcement, legal counsel in criminal matters, veterans services, homeless services, and tribal programs.

Requires each county to develop protocols governing how and what information may be shared, post them on the county website within 30 days of adoption, and provide a copy to the State Department of Health Care Services. Protocols must specify data elements shared, participating agencies, use limitations, retention schedules, confidentiality requirements, security controls, and accuracy standards.

Establishes that team discussions are confidential and not admissible in criminal, civil, or juvenile court proceedings. All team members who receive information are subject to the same privacy obligations and confidentiality penalties as the disclosing party. Existing civil and criminal penalties apply to inappropriate disclosure.

The original technical amendment to Section 4000 (fixing 'There is in' to 'Within') remains unchanged. The fiscal committee line changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review due to its expanded scope.