What services are school districts responsible for?
AB 3632 delegates responsibility for providing mental health and OT/PT services for special education students to CMH and CCS when consistent with their statutory obligations. For CCS, this means responsibility for OT/PT services which are “medically necessary.” [Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 7575(a)(1).] See Question 21. In addition, the OT/PT services must be necessary for the child to benefit from special education. [Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 7572(d).] For CMH, this means responsibility for mental health services that are necessary for the child to benefit from special education [Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 7572(d)] and beyond the capacity of the school’s counseling and guidance services to meet the child’s needs. [Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 7576(d), Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56363.] In addition, the mental health services must come within the definition of mental health services which CMH must provide under the regulations. [2 C.C.R. Sec. 60020(i).] All services needed by a child to benefit from special education but n
