(a) Evaluation shall be conducted by participating county evaluation staff and, subject to the availability of funds, by the State Department of Health Care Services and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
(b) Evaluation at both levels shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure that county level systems of care are serving the targeted population.
(2) Ensure that the timely performance data related to client outcome and cost avoidance is collected, analyzed, and reported.
(3) Ensure that system of care components are implemented as intended.
(4) Provide information documenting needs for future planning.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 209. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)