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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.

5256.  When a person is certified for intensive treatment pursuant to Sections 5250 and 5270.15, a certification review hearing shall be held unless judicial review has been requested as provided in Sections 5275 and 5276. The certification review hearing shall be within four days of the date on which the person is certified for a period of intensive treatment unless postponed by request of the person or his or her attorney or advocate. Hearings may be postponed for 48 hours or, in counties with a population of 100,000 or less, until the next regularly scheduled hearing date.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 5.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.1.

5256.1.  The certification review hearing shall be conducted by either a court-appointed commissioner or a referee, or a certification review hearing officer. The certification review hearing officer shall be either a state qualified administrative law hearing officer, a physician and surgeon, a licensed psychologist, a registered nurse, a lawyer, a certified law student, a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed marriage and family therapist, or a licensed professional clinical counselor. Licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed professional clinical counselors, and registered nurses who serve as certification review hearing officers shall have had a minimum of five years’ experience in mental health. Certification review hearing officers shall be selected from a list of eligible persons unanimously approved by a panel composed of the local mental health director, the county public defender, and the county counsel or district attorney designated by the county board of supervisors. No employee of the county mental health program or of any facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Social Services as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation may serve as a certification review hearing officer.The location of the certification review hearing shall be compatible with, and least disruptive of, the treatment being provided to the person certified. In addition, hearings conducted by certification review officers shall be conducted at an appropriate place at the facility where the person certified is receiving treatment.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 438, Sec. 11. (AB 1468) Effective September 22, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.2.

5256.2.  At the certification review hearing, the evidence in support of the certification decision shall be presented by a person designated by the director of the facility. In addition, either the district attorney or the county counsel may, at his or her discretion, elect to present evidence at the certification review hearing.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.3.

5256.3.  The person certified shall be present at the certification review hearing unless he or she, with the assistance of his or her attorney or advocate, waives his or her right to be present at a hearing.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.4.

5256.4.  (a) At the certification review hearing, the person certified shall have the following rights:(1) Assistance by an attorney or advocate.(2) To present evidence on his or her own behalf.(3) To question persons presenting evidence in support of the certification decision.(4) To make reasonable requests for the attendance of facility employees who have knowledge of, or participated in, the certification decision.(5) If the person has received medication within 24 hours or such longer period of time as the person conducting the hearing may designate prior to the beginning of the hearing, the person conducting the hearing shall be informed of that fact and of the probable effects of the medication.(b) The hearing shall be conducted in an impartial and informal manner in order to encourage free and open discussion by participants. The person conducting the hearing shall not be bound by rules of procedure or evidence applicable in judicial proceedings.(c) Reasonable attempts shall be made by the mental health facility to notify family members or any other person designated by the patient, of the time and place of the certification hearing, unless the patient requests that this information not be provided. The patient shall be advised by the facility that is treating the patient that he or she has the right to request that this information not be provided.(d) All evidence which is relevant to establishing that the person certified is or is not as a result of mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, shall be admitted at the hearing and considered by the hearing officer.(e) Although resistance to involuntary commitment may be a product of a mental disorder, this resistance shall not, in itself, imply the presence of a mental disorder or constitute evidence that a person meets the criteria of being dangerous to self or others, or gravely disabled.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 872, Sec. 3.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.5.

5256.5.  If at the conclusion of the certification review hearing the person conducting the hearing finds that there is not probable cause to believe that the person certified is, as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, then the person certified may no longer be involuntarily detained. Nothing herein shall prohibit the person from remaining at the facility on a voluntary basis or the facility from providing the person with appropriate referral information concerning mental health services.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.6.

5256.6.  If at the conclusion of the certification review hearing the person conducting the hearing finds that there is probable cause that the person certified is, as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, then the person may be detained for involuntary care, protection, and treatment related to the mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism pursuant to Sections 5250 and 5270.15.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 6.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.7.

5256.7.  The person certified shall be given oral notification of the decision at the conclusion of the certification review hearing. As soon thereafter as is practicable, the attorney or advocate for the person certified and the director of the facility where the person is receiving treatment shall be provided with a written notification of the decision, which shall include a statement of the evidence relied upon and the reasons for the decision. The attorney or advocate shall notify the person certified of the certification review hearing decision and of his or her rights to file a request for release and to have a hearing on the request before the superior court as set forth in Article 5 (commencing with Section 5275). A copy of the decision and the certification made pursuant to Section 5250 or 5270.15 shall be submitted to the superior court.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 7.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5256.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5256.8.

5256.8.  The requirement that there is a certification review hearing in accordance with this article shall apply only to persons certified for intensive treatment on or after January 1, 1983.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5258.

5258.  After the involuntary detention has begun, the total period of detention, including intervening periods of voluntary treatment, shall not exceed the total maximum period during which the person could have been detained, if the person had been detained continuously on an involuntary basis, from the time of initial involuntary detention.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1517, Sec. 9.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5259.

5259.  Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5259.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5259.1.

5259.1.  Any individual who is knowingly and willfully responsible for detaining a person in violation of the provisions of this article is liable to that person in civil damages.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5259.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5259.2.

5259.2.  Whenever a county designates two or more facilities to provide treatment, and the person to be treated, his or her family, conservator, or guardian expresses a preference for one of these facilities, the professional person certifying the person to be treated shall attempt, if administratively possible, to comply with the preference.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5259.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4 - Certification for Intensive Treatment|Section 5259.3.

5259.3.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5257 have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, the professional person designated by the county, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in Section 5257, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released before the end of 14 days pursuant to this article.(b) The professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, the professional person designated by the county, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in Section 5257, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released at the end of the 14 days pursuant to this article.(c) The attorney or advocate representing the person, the court-appointed commissioner or referee, the certification review hearing officer conducting the certification review hearing, and 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 14 days pursuant to this article.(d) The amendments to this section made by Assembly Bill 348 of the 2003–04 Regular Session shall not be construed to revise or expand the scope of practice of psychologists, as defined in Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 567, Sec. 10. (SB 364) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5260.

5260.  At the expiration of the 14-day period of intensive treatment any person who, as a result of mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, during the 14-day period or the 72-hour evaluation period, threatened or attempted to take his or her own life or who was detained for evaluation and treatment because he or she threatened or attempted to take his or her own life and who continues to present an imminent threat of taking his or her own life, may be confined for further intensive treatment pursuant to this article for an additional period not to exceed 14 days.This further intensive treatment may occur only under the following conditions:(a) The professional staff of the agency or facility providing intensive treatment services has analyzed the person’s condition and has found that the person presents an imminent threat of taking his or her own life.(b) The person has been advised of, but has not accepted, voluntary treatment.(c) The facility providing additional intensive treatment is equipped and staffed to provide treatment, is designated by the county to provide that intensive treatment, and agrees to admit the person.(d) The person has, as a result of mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, threatened or attempted to take his or her own life during the 14-day period of intensive treatment or the 72-hour evaluation period or was detained for evaluation and treatment because he or she threatened or attempted to take his or her own life.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 218, Sec. 1. (SB 565) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5261.

5261.  (a) For a person to be certified under this article, a second notice of certification shall be signed by the professional person in charge of the facility providing the 14-day intensive treatment under Article 4 (commencing with Section 5250) to the person and by a physician, if possible a board-qualified psychiatrist, or a licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology and at least five years of postgraduate experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders. The physician or psychologist who signs shall have participated in the evaluation and finding referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 5260.(b) If the professional person in charge is the physician who performed the medical evaluation and finding, or a psychologist, the second person to sign may be another physician or psychologist unless one is not available, in which case a social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or registered nurse who participated in the evaluation and finding shall sign the notice of certification.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 184, Sec. 2. (AB 191) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5262.

5262.  A second notice of certification for imminently suicidal persons is required for all involuntary 14-day intensive treatment, pursuant to this article, and shall be in substantially the following form: To the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of ______The authorized agency providing 14-day intensive treatment, County of _________, has custody of: _________Name ____________Address ____________Age ____________Sex ____________Marital status ____________Religious affiliation ____________The undersigned allege that the above-named person presents an imminent threat of taking his own life.This allegation is based upon the following facts:This allegation is supported by the accompanying affidavits signed by ____________.The above-named person has been informed of this allegation and has been advised of, but has not been able or willing to accept referral to, the following services:We, therefore, certify the above-named person to receive additional intensive treatment for no more than 14 days beginning this day of (Month), 19__, in the intensive treatment facility herein named ________.We hereby state that a copy of this notice has been delivered this day to the above-named person and that he has been clearly advised of his continuing legal right to a judicial review by habeas corpus, and this term has been explained to him.(Date)Signed Countersigned _____ Representing intensive treatment facility _____ (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5263.

5263.  Copies of the second notice of certification for imminently suicidal persons, as set forth in Section 5262, shall be filed with the court and personally delivered to the person certified. A copy shall also be sent to the person’s attorney, to the district attorney, to the public defender, if any, and to the facility providing intensive treatment.The person certified shall also be asked to designate any person who is to be sent a copy of the certification notice. If the person certified is incapable of making such a designation at the time of certification, he or she shall be asked to designate such person as soon as he or she is capable.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 319, Sec. 8.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5265.

5265.  Any individual who is knowingly and willfully responsible for detaining a person for more than 14 days in violation of the provisions of Section 5264 is liable to that person in civil damages.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5266.

5266.  Whenever a county designates two or more facilities to provide intensive treatment and the person to be treated, his family, conservator or guardian expresses a preference for one such facility, the professional person certifying the person to be treated shall attempt, if administratively possible, to comply with the preference.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5267 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5267.

5267.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5264 have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in Section 5264, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released before the end of 14 days pursuant to this article.(b) The professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment, his or her designee, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in Section 5264, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released at the end of 14 days pursuant to this article.(c) The amendments to this section made by Assembly Bill 348 of the 2003–04 Regular Session shall not be construed to revise or expand the scope of practice of psychologists, as defined in Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 94, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5268 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment|ARTICLE 4.5 - Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons|Section 5268.

5268.  Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of an intensive treatment facility, or his designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary intensive treatment.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.)