(a) The State Department of State Hospitals shall encourage the counties to use state hospital facilities, in addition to utilizing state hospital beds pursuant to contract, for additional treatment programs through contracts, on either an individual county or regional basis.

(b) For purposes of contracts entered into through encouragement provided by the department pursuant to subdivision (a), costs shall be based on the actual costs to the state, and shall be prorated on an annual lease basis.

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4333.5

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 24, Sec. 117. (AB 1470) Effective June 27, 2012.)