(a) The department shall negotiate contracts with each county that requests to enter into a contract to provide alcohol and other drug abuse services.
(b) The department shall allocate funds for the purpose of establishing a contract with each contracting county in accordance with Sections 11814 and 11817.3.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 36, Sec. 11. (SB 1014) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 36.)