San Francisco Administrative Code Ch. 19A Public Health

CHAPTER 19A: PUBLIC HEALTH

ARTICLE I:

CONTRACTS

The Director of Public Health is authorized, subject to approval of the Health Commission to accept on behalf of the City and County, aid from the State Department of Public Health and to enter into contracts therefor when such aid is proffered, whether such aid is in the form of money, equipment, services of personnel, or otherwise; provided that no such agreement shall obligate the City and County to expend any funds other than those received from the State of California, except as authorized by appropriations made in accordance with the fiscal procedure of the Charter. (Amended by Ord. 265-85, App. 5/30/85)

ARTICLE II:

[RESERVED]

SEC. 19A.20. RESERVED. (Added by Ord. 72-01, File No. 002065, App. 5/18/2001; Ord. 58-06, File No. 051962, App. 3/30/2006) SEC. 19A.21. RESERVED.

(Added by Ord. 72-01, File No. 002065, App. 5/18/2001) SEC. 19A.22. RESERVED. (Added by Ord. 72-01, File No. 002065, App. 5/18/2001) SEC. 19A.23. RESERVED.

(Added by Ord. 72-01, File No. 002065, App. 5/18/2001; Ord. 58-06, File No. 051962, App. 3/30/2006) Editor's Notes:

Former Ch. 19A, Art. II ("Asthma Task Force"), expired through operation of its sunset provision on June 30, 2008.

Proposition T, adopted November 4, 2008, added a new section designated "19A.23" to this Code. That section is codified below in Art. III of this Chapter.

ARTICLE III:

TREATMENT ON DEMAND ACT

Editor's Note:

The Treatment on Demand Act was enacted through the adoption of the initiative ordinance "Proposition T" at the election of November 4, 2008, the provisions of which are presented verbatim below.

Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:

Section 1. The San Francisco Administrative Code is hereby amended by adding Section 19A.23, to read as follows:

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Public Health shall maintain an adequate level of free and low cost medical substance abuse services and residential treatment slots commensurate with the demand for these services.

Demand shall be measured by the total number of filled medical substance abuse slots plus the total number of individuals seeking such slots as well as the total number of filled residential treatment slots plus the number of individuals seeking such slots.

The City and County shall be flexible in providing various treatment modalities for both residential substance abuse treatment services and medical substance abuse treatment services.

The Department of Public Health shall report to the Board of Supervisors by February 1st of each year with an

assessment of the demand for substance abuse treatment and present a plan to meet this demand. This plan should also be reflected in the City budget.

The City and County shall not reduce funding, staffing or the number of substance abuse treatment slots available for as long as slots are filled or there is any number of individuals seeking such slots.

Nothing in this section shall diminish, interfere with or otherwise alter the Mayor's authority under Article III, section 3.100(13)2 of the Charter.

SECTION 4. Effective Date.

The provisions of this ordinance shall take effect upon certification of the election. SECTION 5. Severability.

If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or

unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of this charter amendment3 that can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision of application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.

SECTION 6. Amendments.

The provisions of this initiative, once enacted, may not be amended except by a subsequent initiative ordinance. CODIFICATION NOTES

1. So in Proposition T.

2. Charter Sec. 3.100(13) was redesignated as 3.100(14) by Proposition C, adopted at the November 2, 2010 election.

3. So inProposition T.