BILL NUMBER: AB 366INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Allen FEBRUARY 14, 2011 An act to add Section 4101.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 366, as introduced, Allen. Mental health: state hospitals: safety plans. Existing law provides for the operation of state hospitals for the mentally disordered by the State Department of Mental Health. This bill would require the Director of Mental Health to direct the superintendent or other person in charge of each state hospital to create, implement, review, and update a system that includes measures to ensure the health and safety of both the patient population and the employees of the facility. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 4101.3 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read: 4101.3. Consistent with the authority of the department to operate and maintain state hospitals under its jurisdiction, the Director of Mental Health shall direct the superintendent or other person in charge of each state hospital to create, implement, review, and update a system that includes measures to ensure the health and safety of both the patient population and the employees of the facility.