4090-4091
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 4090-4091
4090. (a) The State Department of Mental Health shall establish, by regulation, standards for the programs listed in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5670) of Part 2 of Division 5. These standards shall also be applied by the department to any facility licensed as a social rehabilitation facility pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) In establishing the standards required by this section, the department shall not establish standards which in themselves impose any new or increased costs on the programs or facilities affected by the standards. 4091. Nothing in Section 4090 limits the authority of the State Department of Mental Health to delegate the evaluation and enforcement of the program standards to a county mental health program when a licensed social rehabilitation facility has a contractual relationship with a county mental health program and the county has requested the delegation.