CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 638Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 12, 2021 An act to amend Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 638, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Mental health and substance use disorders.Existing law provides for the temporary involuntary commitment for evaluation and treatment of a person who is gravely disabled, as defined, as a danger to themselves or others, either as a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of the use of controlled substances. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 638Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 12, 2021 An act to amend Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 638, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Mental health and substance use disorders.Existing law provides for the temporary involuntary commitment for evaluation and treatment of a person who is gravely disabled, as defined, as a danger to themselves or others, either as a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of the use of controlled substances. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 638
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-SilvaFebruary 12, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva
February 12, 2021
An act to amend Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 638, as introduced, Quirk-Silva. Mental health and substance use disorders.
Existing law provides for the temporary involuntary commitment for evaluation and treatment of a person who is gravely disabled, as defined, as a danger to themselves or others, either as a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of the use of controlled substances. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law provides for the temporary involuntary commitment for evaluation and treatment of a person who is gravely disabled, as defined, as a danger to themselves or others, either as a result of a mental health disorder, or as a result of the use of controlled substances.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
SECTION 1. Section 5343 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
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5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.
5343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any a person is a danger to others or to himself or herself, themselves, or gravely disabled, as a result of the use of controlled substances, he or she the person shall be subject, insofar as possible, to the provisions of Articles 1 (commencing with Section 5150), 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), 5 (commencing with Section 5275), and 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of this chapter, except that any custody, evaluation and treatment, or any procedure pursuant to such those provisions shall only be related to to, and concerned with with, the problem of the persons use of controlled substances.