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Butte County approves lease and BHCIP tenant improvements for 40‑bed mental health rehabilitation center as SB43 services ramp up
Summary
Butte County supervisors on Sept. 30 approved a 30‑year lease and BHCIP‑funded tenant improvements to convert part of 560 Cohasset Road into a locked Mental Health Rehabilitation Center as the county implements Senate Bill 43.
Butte County supervisors on Sept. 30 approved a long‑term lease and capital improvements to prepare a portion of 560 Cohasset Road for a 40‑bed Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) as the county moves to implement Senate Bill 43.
Scott Kennelly, director of behavioral health, told the board that SB 43 expands the legal definition of grave disability under the Lanterman‑Petris‑Short Act so that people with standalone substance‑use disorders or chronic untreated medical problems may be evaluated for involuntary treatment. Kennelly said the county has spent months preparing policies, trainings and infrastructure ahead of a Jan. 1 implementation date for SB 43 in Butte…
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