California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

AB 1572 — Mental health services: gravely disabled.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themself or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for the purposes of involuntary commitment and conservatorship, defines "gravely disabled," among other things, as a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for the basic personal needs of food, clothing, or shelter. This bill would change the definition of "gravely disabled" for these purposes to read, in part, a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is incapable of making informed decisions about, or providing for, the person's own basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, or medical care without significant supervision and assistance from another person and, as a result of being incapable of making these informed decisions, the person is at risk of substantial bodily harm, dangerous worsening of a concomitant serious physical illness, significant psychiatric deterioration, or mismanagement of essential needs that could result in bodily harm. By increasing the level of service required of county mental health departments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill, until January 1, 2025, would appropriate $20,000,000 to the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a 4-year grant program to assist local jurisdictions to maintain appropriate caseloads for individuals who manage conservatorship cases. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, the California State Association of Public Administrators, Public Guardians, and Public Conservators, and the California Behavioral Health Directors Association, to establish guidelines for appropriate caseloads for case managers in public guardian and public conservator offices. The bill would specify requirements for applying for grants, including establishing a 4-year plan to meet and maintain the appropriate caseload goals. The bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, on or before September 30, 2021, and each following year, to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.

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Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

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

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

  5. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

  6. Read first time.

  7. From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

  8. Introduced. To print.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1572 do?
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themself or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for the purposes of involuntary commitment and conservatorship, defines "gravely disabled," among other things, as a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for the basic personal needs of food, clothing, or shelter. This bill would change the definition of "gravely disabled" for these purposes to read, in part, a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is incapable of making informed decisions about, or providing for, the person's own basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, or medical care without significant supervision and assistance from another person and, as a result of being incapable of making these informed decisions, the person is at risk of substantial bodily harm, dangerous worsening of a concomitant serious physical illness, significant psychiatric deterioration, or mismanagement of essential needs that could result in bodily harm. By increasing the level of service required of county mental health departments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill, until January 1, 2025, would appropriate $20,000,000 to the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a 4-year grant program to assist local jurisdictions to maintain appropriate caseloads for individuals who manage conservatorship cases. The bill would require the department, in consultation with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, the California State Association of Public Administrators, Public Guardians, and Public Conservators, and the California Behavioral Health Directors Association, to establish guidelines for appropriate caseloads for case managers in public guardian and public conservator offices. The bill would specify requirements for applying for grants, including establishing a 4-year plan to meet and maintain the appropriate caseload goals. The bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, on or before September 30, 2021, and each following year, to the Governor and the Legislature, as specified. 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors AB 1572?
AB 1572 is sponsored by Chen, Phillip (Republican) and Moorlach.
What is the current status of AB 1572?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 1572?
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