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Board asks CAO to request state funding for SB 43 implementation as county readies treatment capacity
Summary
Supervisors unanimously directed the county chief administrative officer to send a letter to the governor requesting resources needed to implement Senate Bill 43, which expands conservatorship criteria to include those gravely disabled by substance use disorder; staff described high‑level estimates and said additional reimbursement guidance is ··
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 24 to ask the county chief administrative officer to send a letter to the governor requesting the resources the county says are needed to implement Senate Bill 43.
Supervisor Jim Desmond, who brought the item, said SB 43 “broadens the criteria for eligibility to be placed under conservatorship” to include people gravely disabled by substance use disorder and that implementing the law will likely increase the number of initial holds and demand for treatment space.
Nut graf: The board approved a request that the county seek state funding and clarity on reimbursement to build and modify treatment and acute‑care capacity required under SB 43; county behavioral health staff described the estimates as high‑level and anchored to projected hold volumes but said the county needs additional funding and…
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