Bill Text: CA AB2404 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Mental health: involuntary commitment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. [AB2404 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2404-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Ramos |
February 18, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 5122 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5122.
(a) Each county shall establish a countywide hotline, which shall be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to calls relating to individuals with mental health issues, including calls relating to taking a person into custody pursuant to Section 5150.SEC. 2.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(a)If the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment admits the person, it may detain the person for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed 72 hours. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays may be excluded from the period if the State Department of Health Care Services certifies for each facility that evaluation and treatment services cannot reasonably be made available on those days. The
certification by the department is subject to renewal every two years. The department shall adopt regulations defining criteria for determining whether a facility can reasonably be expected to make evaluation and treatment services available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(b)Prior to admitting a person to the facility for treatment and evaluation pursuant to Section 5150, the professional person in charge of the
facility, or their designee, shall assess the individual in person to determine the appropriateness of the involuntary detention.