7354. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 129.)
(a)A person with a mental health disorder may be granted…#
(a) A person with a mental health disorder may be granted care in a licensed institution or other suitable licensed or certified facility. The State Department of State Hospitals may pay for that care at a rate not exceeding the average cost of care of patients in the state hospitals, as determined by the Director of State Hospitals. The payments shall be made from funds available to the State Department of State Hospitals for that purpose.
(b)The State Department of State Hospitals may make…#
(b) The State Department of State Hospitals may make payments for services for patients who have mental health disorders in private facilities released or discharged from state hospitals on the basis of reimbursement for reasonable cost, using the same standards and rates consistent with those established by the State Department of Health Care Services for similar types of care. The payments shall be made within the limitation of funds appropriated to the State Department of State Hospitals for that purpose.