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(a) For purposes of this section, “report” means any written report furnished to the court and to all parties or their counsel by the officer conducting conservatorship investigation, the county public guardian or conservator, or any other appointed conservator, in any matter involving the status or welfare of a conservatee or a proposed conservatee in a conservatorship proceeding, including a court or jury trial regarding the initial appointment of a conservator and subsequent proceedings to reestablish conservatorship pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 5450).(b) The report, and any hearsay evidence contained in it, is admissible and constitutes competent evidence upon which the
appointment of a conservator pursuant to Section 5350 or 5451 may be ordered by the court, to the extent allowed by subdivisions (e) and (f).
(c) The preparer of the report shall be made available for cross-examination upon a timely request by a party. The court may deem the preparer available for cross-examination if it determines that the preparer is on telephone standby and can be present in court within a reasonable time of the request.
(d) The court may grant a reasonable continuance upon request by any party if the report is not provided to the parties or their counsel within a reasonable time before the hearing.
(e) (1) If a party raises a timely objection to the admission of specific hearsay evidence contained in the report, the specific hearsay evidence shall not be sufficient by itself
to support an appointment of a conservator unless the petitioner establishes one or more of the following exceptions:
(A) The hearsay evidence would be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding under any statutory or decisional exception to the prohibition against hearsay.
(B) The hearsay declarant is a health practitioner described in paragraphs (21) to (28), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 11165.7 of the Penal Code, or a social worker licensed pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code. For purposes of this subparagraph, evidence in a declaration is admissible only to the extent that it would otherwise be admissible under this section or if the declarant were present and testifying in court.
(C) The hearsay declarant is available for
cross-examination. For purposes of this section, the court may deem a witness available for cross-examination if it determines that the witness is on telephone standby and can be present in court within a reasonable time of a request to examine the witness.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, an objection is timely if it identifies with reasonable specificity the disputed hearsay evidence and it gives the petitioner a reasonable period of time to meet the objection prior to a contested hearing.
(f) This section shall not be construed to limit the right of a party to subpoena a witness whose statement is contained in the report or to introduce admissible evidence relevant to the weight of the hearsay evidence or the credibility of the hearsay declarant.