Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2768Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 5760 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2768, as amended, Waldron. Mental health. health and substance use disorders: database of facilities.Existing law establishes a system of mental health programs, largely administered through the counties, to provide mental health and substance use disorder services in the state. Existing law regulates the facilities that provide these services, including acute psychiatric hospitals, residential substance abuse treatment facilities, and outpatient programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state.This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, to create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5760 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state. Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2768Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronFebruary 18, 2022 An act to add Section 5760 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2768, as amended, Waldron. Mental health. health and substance use disorders: database of facilities.Existing law establishes a system of mental health programs, largely administered through the counties, to provide mental health and substance use disorder services in the state. Existing law regulates the facilities that provide these services, including acute psychiatric hospitals, residential substance abuse treatment facilities, and outpatient programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state.This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, to create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2768 Introduced by Assembly Member WaldronFebruary 18, 2022 Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron February 18, 2022 An act to add Section 5760 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2768, as amended, Waldron. Mental health. health and substance use disorders: database of facilities. Existing law establishes a system of mental health programs, largely administered through the counties, to provide mental health and substance use disorder services in the state. Existing law regulates the facilities that provide these services, including acute psychiatric hospitals, residential substance abuse treatment facilities, and outpatient programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state.This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, to create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Existing law establishes a system of mental health programs, largely administered through the counties, to provide mental health and substance use disorder services in the state. Existing law regulates the facilities that provide these services, including acute psychiatric hospitals, residential substance abuse treatment facilities, and outpatient programs. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state. This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, to create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5760 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 5760 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. SECTION 1. Section 5760 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. 5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. 5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. 5760. The California Health and Human Services Agency, either on its own or through the Behavioral Health Task Force established by the Governor, shall create an ad hoc committee to study how to develop, in real time, an internet-based database to collect, aggregate, and display information about beds in inpatient psychiatric facilities, crisis stabilization units, residential community mental health facilities, and residential alcoholism or substance abuse treatment facilities in order to facilitate the identification and designation of facilities for the temporary treatment of individuals in mental health or substance use disorder crisis. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would make changes to the provision of mental health services in the state.