AB 1194 — Mental health: involuntary commitment.

Summary

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders for the protection of the persons so committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, he or she may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by a peace officer, member of the attending staff of an evaluation facility, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or other designated professional person, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Social Services as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation. Existing law requires, when determining if probable cause exists to take a person into custody, or cause a person to be taken into custody pursuant to the provisions described above, any person who is authorized to take or cause that person to be taken into custody to consider available relevant information about the historical course of the person's mental disorder, as specified, if the authorized person determines that information has a reasonable bearing on the determination described above. This bill would provide that, when determining if a person should be taken into custody pursuant to the provisions described above, the individual making that determination shall consider available relevant information about the historical course of the person's mental disorder if the individual concludes that the information has a reasonable bearing on the determination, and that the individual shall not be limited to consideration of the danger of imminent harm. Existing law requires the admitting facility to require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the person's condition was called to the attention of those persons authorized to make the determination of probable cause, and stating that he or she has probable cause, as specified. The bill would also require the application to record whether the historical course of a person's mental disorder was considered in the determination of probable cause. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/07/15 - Chaptered Current pdf October 07, 2015
• Enrolled 09/11/15 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2015
• Amended 09/02/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 02, 2015
• Amended 07/06/15 - Amended Senate pdf July 06, 2015
• Amended 05/06/15 - Amended Assembly pdf May 06, 2015
• Introduced 02/27/15 - Introduced pdf February 27, 2015
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Action History

1. October 07, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 570, Statutes of 2015.

2. October 07, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 17, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. September 09, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3004.).

5. September 09, 2015

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2990.)

6. September 08, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 08, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2579.).

8. September 03, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 02, 2015

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. August 18, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

11. August 17, 2015

    From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

12. July 06, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 02, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).

14. June 25, 2015

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

15. June 11, 2015

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

16. June 01, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

17. June 01, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1686.)

18. May 22, 2015

    Ordered to third reading.

19. May 22, 2015

    From Consent Calendar.

20. May 14, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

21. May 13, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 13).

22. May 07, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

23. May 06, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.

24. April 15, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

25. March 23, 2015

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

26. March 02, 2015

    Read first time.

27. March 01, 2015

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.

28. February 27, 2015

    Introduced. To print.

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• Eggman · Primary

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