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HomeWelfare and Institutions CodeDiv. 5Pt. 4.5§ 5898 Health Care Services Regulations

§ 5898 Health Care Services Regulations

Welfare and Institutions Code·California
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§ 5898 Health Care Services Regulations

Key Takeaways

  • •The health department must create rules to make this law work.
  • •They have to let the public give their opinions and comments on these rules.
  • •This part of the law starts on January 1, 2025, but only if voters approved changes in the March 2024 election.

Example

Imagine the health department wants to make new rules about how mental health services are provided.

They have to ask the public for their thoughts and ideas before finalizing the rules. If voters said yes to changes in the March 2024 election, these rules will start being used on January 1, 2025.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 5898 Health Care Services Regulations

(a) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall develop regulations, as necessary, to implement this act. (2) Regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be developed with the maximum feasible opportunity for public participation and comments. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025, if amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election. (Repealed (in Sec. 106) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 790, Sec. 107. (SB 326) Effective April 17, 2024. Approved in Proposition 1 at the March 5, 2024, election. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

healthportregulationelectionthe california departmentthe state departmenteffective apriloperative january

Related Statutes

  • § 5805 County Mental Health Funding
  • § 11026.5 Medi-Cal Recipient Data Sharing
  • § 18376 Senior Health Volunteer Funding
  • § 18993.2 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grants
  • § 4031 Mental Health Program Oversight

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 5898.
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