CA
California Assembly Bill AB2853

California 2021-2022 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2853 Compare Versions

OldNewDifferences
1-Amended IN Assembly April 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2853Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)February 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2853, as amended, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish seek input from stakeholders, as specified, for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
1+CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2853Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)February 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2853, as introduced, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
22
3- Amended IN Assembly April 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2853Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)February 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2853, as amended, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish seek input from stakeholders, as specified, for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
3+ CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2853Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)February 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2853, as introduced, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
44
5- Amended IN Assembly April 19, 2022
65
7-Amended IN Assembly April 19, 2022
6+
7+
88
99 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
1010
1111 Assembly Bill
1212
1313 No. 2853
1414
1515 Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)February 18, 2022
1616
1717 Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Waldron)
1818 February 18, 2022
1919
2020 An act to amend Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.
2121
2222 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
2323
2424 ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
2525
26-AB 2853, as amended, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.
26+AB 2853, as introduced, Lackey. Mental health: involuntary holds.
2727
28-Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish seek input from stakeholders, as specified, for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.
28+Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.
2929
3030 Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary.
3131
32-This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish seek input from stakeholders, as specified, for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.
32+This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to establish guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. The bill would also require the department to establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody for a 72-hour involuntary commitment.
3333
3434 ## Digest Key
3535
3636 ## Bill Text
3737
38-The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
38+The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
3939
4040 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
4141
4242 ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
4343
44-SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
44+SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
4545
4646 SECTION 1. Section 5400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
4747
4848 ### SECTION 1.
4949
50-5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
50+5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
5151
52-5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
52+5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
5353
54-5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.(2)The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
54+5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.(b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.(c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.(2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.
5555
5656
5757
5858 5400. (a) The Director of Health Care Services shall administer this part and shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards as necessary. In developing rules, regulations, and standards, the Director of Health Care Services shall consult with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, and the office of the Attorney General. Adoption of these standards, rules, and regulations shall require approval by the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California by majority vote of those present at an official session.
5959
6060 (b) Wherever feasible and appropriate, rules, regulations, and standards adopted under this part shall correspond to comparable rules, regulations, and standards adopted under the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. These corresponding rules, regulations, and standards shall include qualifications for professional personnel.
6161
6262 (c) Regulations adopted pursuant to this part may provide standards for services for persons with chronic alcoholism that differ from the standards for services for persons with mental health disorders.
6363
64-(d) (1)The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish seek input from stakeholders for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others. Stakeholders shall include but not be limited to the following: the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, the Department of Justice, the Judicial Council, CalVoices, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Disability Rights California, the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Hospital Association, and other behavioral health, patient advocacy, peer, community, consumer and law enforcement groups, and others as determined appropriate by the director.
64+(d) (1) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish guidelines for the application of this part to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties. The guidelines shall include, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled, as that term is defined in Section 5008, and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.
6565
6666 (2) The department shall also establish a maximum period of time for which a person may be detained for an evaluation to determine if the person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5150.