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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5008.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5008.2.

5008.2.  (a) When applying the definition of mental disorder for the purposes of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 5200), 4 (commencing with Section 5250), and 5 (commencing with Section 5275) of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350), the historical course of the person’s mental disorder, as determined by available relevant information about the course of the person’s mental disorder, shall be considered when it has a direct bearing on the determination of whether the person is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or is gravely disabled, as a result of a mental disorder. The historical course shall include, but is not limited to, evidence presented by persons who have provided, or are providing, mental health or related support services to the patient, the patient’s medical records as presented to the court, including psychiatric records, or evidence voluntarily presented by family members, the patient, or any other person designated by the patient. Facilities shall make every reasonable effort to make information provided by the patient’s family available to the court. The hearing officer, court, or jury shall exclude from consideration evidence it determines to be irrelevant because of remoteness of time or dissimilarity of circumstances.(b) This section shall not be applied to limit the application of Section 5328 or to limit existing rights of a patient to respond to evidence presented to the court.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 506, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5009.

5009.  Persons receiving evaluation or treatment under this part shall be given a choice of physician or other professional person providing such services, in accordance with the policies of each agency providing services, and within the limits of available staff in the agency.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5010.

5010.  The agency established in this state to fulfill the requirements and assurances of Section 142 of the federal Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984 for a system to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities, as that term is defined by Section 102(7) of the federal act, shall have access to the records of a person with developmental disabilities who resides in a facility for persons with developmental disabilities when both of the following conditions apply:(1) The agency has received a complaint from or on behalf of the person and the person consents to the disclosure of the records to the extent of his or her capabilities.(2) The person does not have a parent, guardian or conservator, or the state or the designee of the state is the person’s guardian or conservator.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1121, Sec. 2.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5012.

5012.  The fact that a person has been taken into custody under this part may not be used in the determination of that person’s eligibility for payment or reimbursement for mental health or other health care services for which he or she has applied or received under the Medi-Cal program, any health care service plan licensed under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code), or any insurer providing health coverage doing business in the state.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 506, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5013.

5013.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that referrals between facilities, providers, and other organizations shall be facilitated by the sharing of information and records in accordance with Section 5328 and applicable federal and state laws.(b) Each city or county mental health department is encouraged to include on its Internet Web site a current list of ambulatory services and other resources for persons with mental health disorders and substance use disorders in the city or county that may be accessed by providers and consumers of mental health services. The list of services on the Internet Web site should be updated at least annually by the city or county mental health department.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 567, Sec. 3. (SB 364) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5020.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5020.1.

5020.1.  A mentally ill minor, between the ages of 3 and 18, upon being considered for release from a state hospital shall have an aftercare plan developed. Such plan shall include educational or training needs, provided these are necessary for the patient’s well-being.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1161.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5110.

5110.  Whenever a proceeding is held in a superior court under Article 5 (commencing with Section 5275) or Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300) of this chapter or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of this part involving a person who has been placed in a facility located outside the county of residence of the person, the provisions of this section shall apply. The appropriate financial officer or other designated official of the county in which the proceeding is held shall make out a statement of all of the costs incurred by the county for the investigation, preparation, and conduct of the proceedings, and the costs of appeal, if any. The statement shall be certified by a judge of the superior court of the county. The statement shall then be sent to the county of residence of the person, which shall reimburse the county providing the services. If it is not possible to determine the actual county of residence of the person, the statement shall be sent to the county in which the person was originally detained, which shall reimburse the county providing the services.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 208. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5111.

5111.  Any county without a public defender is authorized to compensate the attorneys appointed for persons entitled to be represented by counsel in proceedings under this part.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1627.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5113.

5113.  Except as provided in Sections 5154, 5173, 5259.3, 5267, and 5306, the facility providing treatment pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 5150), Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 5170), Article 4 (commencing with Section 5250), Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 5260) or Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300), the superintendent of the facility, the professional person in charge of the facility and his or her designee, or the peace officer responsible for the detainment of the person shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released at or before the end of the period for which he or she was admitted pursuant to the provisions of the appropriate article.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1288, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1985.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5114.

5114.  At any judicial proceeding under the provisions of this division, allegations that the person is a danger to others, or to himself, or gravely disabled as a result of mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, shall be presented by the district attorney for the county, unless the board of supervisors, by ordinance or resolution, delegates such duty to the county counsel.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1627.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5115.

5115.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares:(a) It is the policy of this state, as declared and established in this section and in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500), that persons with mental health disorders or physical disabilities are entitled to live in normal residential surroundings and should not be excluded therefrom because of their disability.(b) In order to achieve uniform statewide implementation of the policies of this section and those of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, it is necessary to establish the statewide policy that the use of property for the care of six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities is a residential use of the property for the purposes of zoning.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 87. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5116.

5116.  (a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.(b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 88. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5117.

5117.  In order to further facilitate achieving the purposes of this act and the Lanterman Mental Retardation Act of 1969, it is desirable that there be a consolidation of the facilities standard setting, licensure and ratesetting functions of the various state departments under the jurisdiction of the Health and Welfare Agency.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5118.

5118.  (a) For the purpose of conducting hearings under this part, the court in and for the county where the petition is filed may be convened at any time and place within or outside the county suitable to the mental and physical health of the patient, and receive evidence both oral and written, and render decisions, except that the time and place for hearing shall not be different from the time and place for the trial of civil actions for such court if any party to the proceeding, prior to the hearing, objects to the different time or place.(b) Hearings conducted at a state hospital or a mental health facility designated by a county as a treatment facility under this part or any facility referred to in Section 5358 or Division 7 (commencing with Section 7100), within or outside the county, shall be deemed to be hearings held in a place for the trial of civil actions and in a regular courtroom of the court.(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a hearing held under this part is presumptively closed to the public if that hearing involves the disclosure of confidential information.(2) The individual who is the subject of the proceeding may demand that the hearing be public, and be held in a place suitable for attendance by the public.(3) The individual who is the subject of the proceeding may also request the presence of any family member or friend without waiving the right to keep the hearing closed to the rest of the public.(4) A request by any other party to the proceeding to make the hearing public may be granted if the judge, hearing officer, or other person conducting the hearing finds that the public interest in an open hearing clearly outweighs the individual’s interest in privacy.(5) Before commencing a hearing, the judge, hearing officer, or other person conducting the hearing shall inform the individual who is the subject of the proceeding of their rights under this section.(d) As used in this section, “hearing” means any proceeding conducted under this part, including, but not limited to, conservatorship and other hearings held pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350), certification review hearings, and jury trials.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 389, Sec. 1. (SB 578) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5119.

5119.  On and after July 1, 1972, when a person who is an employee of the State Department of Mental Health at the time of employment by a county in a county mental health program or on and after July 1, 1972, when a person has been an employee of the State Department of Mental Health within the 12-month period prior to his employment by a county in a county mental health program, the board of supervisors may, to the extent feasible, allow such person to retain as a county employee, those employee benefits to which he was entitled or had accumulated as an employee of the State Department of Mental Health or provide such employee with comparable benefits provided for other county employees whose service as county employees is equal to the state service of the former employee of the State Department of Mental Health. Such benefits include, but are not limited to, retirement benefits, seniority rights under civil service, accumulated vacation and sick leave.The county may on and after July 1, 1972, establish retraining programs for the State Department of Mental Health employees transferring to county mental health programs provided such programs are financed entirely with state and federal funds made available for that purpose.For the purpose of this section “employee of the Department of Mental Health” means an employee of such department who performs functions which, prior to July 1, 1973, were vested in the Department of Mental Hygiene. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5120.

5120.  It is the policy of this state as declared and established in this act and in the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act that the care and treatment of mental patients be provided in the local community. In order to achieve uniform statewide implementation of the policies of this act, it is necessary to establish the statewide policy that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no city or county shall discriminate in the enactment, enforcement, or administration of any zoning laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations between the use of property for the treatment of general hospital or nursing home patients and the use of property for the psychiatric care and treatment of patients, both inpatient and outpatient.Health facilities for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care and treatment shall be permitted in any area zoned for hospitals or nursing homes, or in which hospitals and nursing homes are permitted by conditional use permit.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 559.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 5121.

5121.  (a) The county behavioral health director may develop procedures for the county’s designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform functions under Section 5150. These procedures may include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) The license types, practice disciplines, and clinical experience of professionals eligible to be designated by the county.(2) The initial and ongoing training and testing requirements for professionals eligible to be designated by the county.(3) The application and approval processes for professionals seeking to be designated by the county, including the timeframe for initial designation and procedures for renewal of the designation.(4) The county’s process for monitoring and reviewing professionals designated by the county to ensure appropriate compliance with state law, regulations, and county procedures.(b) A county behavioral health director may develop a training for the procedures for designation developed pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) If a county behavioral health director denies or revokes an individual’s designation, the county behavioral health director shall, in writing, notify the person who made the request for designation of the individual and the individual who is the subject of the request for designation describing the reasons for denial or revocation.(d) Designated members of a mobile crisis team and designated professional persons shall not be prohibited from transporting a person taken into custody pursuant to Section 5150.(e) If the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento develops procedures pursuant to subdivision (a), the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento shall, by April 1, 2022, issue a written policy regarding the procedures developed pursuant to subdivision (a). The policy shall address, at a minimum, the topics identified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). The policy shall require the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento to designate individuals employed by the City of Sacramento who are also members of a mobile crisis team or who are also professional persons if all of the following are true:(1) The City of Sacramento submits a written request to the county behavioral health director.(2) The individuals meet the requirements for designation included in the policy.(3) If the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento has developed a training pursuant to subdivision (b), the individuals have completed that training.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 399, Sec. 1. (AB 1443) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5350.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Conservatorship for Gravely Disabled Persons|Section 5350.1.

5350.1.  The purpose of conservatorship, as provided for in this article, is to provide individualized treatment, supervision, and placement.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1294.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5350.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Conservatorship for Gravely Disabled Persons|Section 5350.2.

5350.2.  Reasonable attempts shall be made by the county mental health program to notify family members or any other person designated by the person for whom conservatorship is sought, of the time and place of the conservatorship hearing. The person for whom the conservatorship is sought shall be advised by the facility treating the person that he or she may request that information about the time and place of the conservatorship hearing not be given to family members, in those circumstances where the proposed conservator is not a family member. The request shall be honored by the mental health program. Neither this section nor Section 5350 shall be interpreted to allow the proposed conservatee to request that any proposed conservator not be advised of the time and place of the conservatorship hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 183.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5350.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Conservatorship for Gravely Disabled Persons|Section 5350.5.

5350.5.  (a) If a conservatorship has already been established under the Probate Code, the court, in a proceeding under the Probate Code, after an evidentiary hearing attended by the conservatee, unless the conservatee waives presence, and the conservatee’s counsel, may refer the conservatee, in consultation with a licensed physician or licensed psychologist satisfying the conditions of subdivision (c) of Section 2032.020 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing assessment or treatment to the conservatee, for an assessment by the local mental health system or plan to determine if the conservatee has a treatable mental illness, including whether the conservatee is gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, and is unwilling to accept, or is incapable of accepting, treatment voluntarily. If the conservatee cannot afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for him or her pursuant to Section 1471 of the Probate Code.(b) The local mental health system or plan shall file a copy of the assessment with the court that made the referral for assessment in a proceeding under the Probate Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 819, Sec. 1. (AB 1836) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Conservatorship for Gravely Disabled Persons|Section 5351.

5351.  In each county or counties acting jointly under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the governing board shall designate the agency or agencies to provide conservatorship investigation as set forth in this chapter. The governing board may designate that conservatorship services be provided by the public guardian or agency providing public guardian services.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 335, Sec. 1.)