CA SB1220

Amends Section 16501.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to require child welfare case plans to include a summary or copy of the treatment plan for children assessed as needing behavioral health services.

If a child's behavioral health treatment plan has not been finalized, the case plan must note that fact and be updated at the next regular court hearing after the treatment plan is completed.

Confidential information regarding the child's condition or treatment must be redacted when including the treatment plan in the case plan.

The social worker must attach the treatment plan to any request submitted to the court to authorize psychotropic medication administration.

Designates this requirement as a state-mandated local program but provides that no state reimbursement is required under the 2011 Realignment Legislation provisions.