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Bill would let providers enroll homeless Californians with severe mental illness in wraparound care while eligibility is verified
Summary
AB 348 would create presumptive eligibility so providers can enroll people experiencing homelessness and severe mental illness into Full Service Partnerships (FSPs) immediately, sponsors say; counties and some behavioral health directors expressed concerns about operational impacts and standards.
Assemblymember Maggie Krell, presenting Assembly Bill 348, told the Senate Committee on Health that the bill “streamlines some of our most vulnerable patients in California who are cycling between homelessness, severe mental illness, and even incarceration.” The proposal would allow providers to make presumptive enrollments into county-funded Full Service Partnerships (FSPs) while eligibility is being verified, sponsors said.
"Only about 40% of FSP slots go to that population," said Darrell Steinberg, founder of the Steinberg Institute and former Senate president pro tem, summarizing the bill's intent to refocus FSPs on people experiencing homelessness with severe mental illness. "Presumptive eligibility is what we call it," he said, describing a mechanism that would let providers enroll people immediately rather…
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