California Senate Bill 43: Behavioral Health
On October 10, 2023, the California Senate published this Senate bill (SB) 43 regarding behavioral health. This bill expands the definition of "gravely disabled" to include mental health and drug issues, and authorizes counties to defer implementation of these expansions until January 1, 2026 to prepare for the increased level of service required of county mentalhealth departments due to this expanded definition . . .