People with serious mental illness leaving jail are presumed eligible for intensive county care
People with serious mental illness who are unsheltered, leaving six months or more in jail, prison or locked treatment, or held five times on psychiatric holds in five years are presumed eligible for full-service partnerships, if a clinician recommends it and space and funding allow.
Who it affects
Counties and people with serious mental illness
When
This law took effect on January 1, 2026, but the changes described here start on January 1, 2027.
- : Signed into law
- : Law took effect
- : The changes described here start to apply
Official text
California AB 348: Full-service partnerships.
On California Legislative Information. The official text is what counts; read it before you act.
Not legal advice. Plain-English summaries to help you find what changes and when. Not legal advice: read the official text, and ask a lawyer about your situation.