BILL NUMBER: SB 364	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 4, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Steinberg

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to amend Sections  5001 and   5001,
 5008  , 5150, and 5151  of, and  to
add Sections  5001.5 and  5013  and 5121 
to,  and to repeal Sections 5150.3, 5156, and 5157 of,  the
Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 364, as amended, Steinberg. Mental health.
   Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the
involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental
disorders and for the protection of the persons so committed.
Existing law states the intent of the Legislature, with regard to
this act, including to end inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary
commitment of mentally disordered persons, developmentally disabled
persons, and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism, and to eliminate
legal disabilities and to protect mentally disordered persons and
developmentally disabled persons.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature, additionally,
to  ensure equal   provide consistent standards
for  protection  for all   of the personal
rights of  persons who are subject to involuntary detention and
to provide services in the least restrictive setting 
consistent with   appropriate to  the needs
 and stability  of the person, as well as making
technical changes.  The bill would require counties to ensure
that persons with severe mental illness who are on custodial hold
receive prompt assessment, evaluation, and treatment, regardless of
insurance status, economic status, or ability to pay for treatment.

   This bill would  require   encourage 
each county mental health department to post on its Internet Web site
a current list, to be updated at  lease   least
 annually, of ambulatory services and other resources for
persons with  severe  mental  illness
  health disorders  and substance  use
  abuse  in the county that may be accessed by
providers and consumers of mental health services.  By
imposing these additional requirements on counties, this bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.  
   Under existing law, when a person, as a result of mental 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
specifies advisements that are to be given to the person prior to
involuntary commitment.  
   This bill would authorize a county health director to develop
procedures for the county's designation and training of professionals
who will be designated to perform functions relating to the 72-hour
treatment and evaluation. The bill would require the facilities for
72-hour treatment and evaluation to be licensed or certified as
mental health treatment facilities by the State Department of Health
Care Services or the State Department of Public Health. The bill
would also authorize a professional person in charge of an evaluation
facility to take custody of a person for this purpose, but would
remove that ability for a designated member of a mobile crisis team.
The bill would make prescribed changes to the advisements given when
the person is taken into custody and when the person is admitted to
the facility. 
   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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 5001 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   5001.  The provisions of this part shall be construed to promote
the legislative intent as follows:
   (a) To end the inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary
commitment of persons with severe mental  illness 
 health disorders  , developmental disabilities, and chronic
alcoholism, and to eliminate legal disabilities.
   (b) To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of persons with
 severe  mental  illness  
health disorders  or impaired by chronic alcoholism.
   (c) To guarantee and protect public safety.
   (d) To safeguard individual rights through judicial review.
   (e) To provide individualized treatment, supervision, and
placement services by a conservatorship program for  persons who
are  gravely disabled  persons  .
   (f) To encourage the full use of all existing agencies,
professional personnel, and public funds to accomplish these
objectives and to prevent duplication of services and unnecessary
expenditures.
   (g) To protect persons with  severe  mental
 illness   health disorders  and
developmental disabilities from criminal acts. 
   (h) To provide consistent standards for protection of the personal
rights of persons receiving services under this part and under Part
1.5 (commencing with Section 5585).  
   (i) To provide services in the least restrictive setting
appropriate to the needs of each person receiving services under this
part and under Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 5585). 

   (h) To promote consistent statewide application of this part in
order to ensure equal protection for all persons who are subject to
involuntary detention, including preadmission assessment and
evaluation and treatment pursuant to this part.  
   (i) To provide services in the least restrictive setting
consistent with the needs and stability of the persons subject to
this part.  
  SEC. 2.    Section 5001.5 is added to the Welfare
and Institutions Code, to read:
   5001.5.  In furtherance of subdivision (b) of Section 5001, each
county shall have the responsibility, in accordance with this part,
to ensure that all persons with severe mental illness who are on a
custodial hold receive prompt assessment, evaluation, and treatment,
regardless of insurance status, economic status, or ability to pay
for services. 
   SEC. 3.  SEC. 2.   Section 5008 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
   5008.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this part:
   (a) "Evaluation" consists of multidisciplinary professional
analyses of a person's medical, psychological, educational, social,
financial, and legal conditions as may appear to constitute a
problem. Persons providing evaluation services shall be properly
qualified professionals and may be full-time employees of an agency
providing  face to face or telehealth  evaluation services
or may be part-time employees or may be employed on a contractual
basis.
   (b) "Court-ordered evaluation" means an evaluation ordered by a
superior court pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5200)
or by a court pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of
Chapter 2.
   (c) "Intensive treatment" consists of such hospital and other
services as may be indicated. Intensive treatment shall be provided
by properly qualified professionals and carried out in facilities
qualifying for reimbursement under the California Medical Assistance
Program (Medi-Cal) set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section
14000) of Part 3 of Division 9, or under Title XVIII of the federal
Social Security Act and regulations thereunder. Intensive treatment
may be provided in hospitals of the United States government by
properly qualified professionals. Nothing in this part shall be
construed to prohibit an intensive treatment facility from also
providing 72-hour treatment and evaluation.
   (d) "Referral" is referral of persons by each agency or facility
providing intensive treatment or evaluation services to other
agencies or individuals. The purpose of referral shall be to provide
for continuity of care, and may include, but need not be limited to,
informing the person of available services, making appointments on
the person's behalf, discussing the person's problem with the
 facility, provider, or other organization  
agency or individual  to which the person has been referred,
appraising the outcome of referrals, and arranging for personal
escort and transportation when necessary. Referral shall be
considered complete when the  facility, provider, or other
organization   agency or individual  to whom the
person has been referred accepts responsibility for providing the
necessary services. All persons shall be advised of available precare
services that prevent initial recourse to hospital treatment or
aftercare services that support adjustment to community living
following hospital treatment. These services may be provided through
county mental health departments, State Department of State
Hospitals, Short-Doyle programs, or other local agencies.
   Each agency or facility providing evaluation services shall
maintain a current and comprehensive file of all community services,
both public and private. These files shall contain current agreements
with agencies or individuals accepting referrals, as well as
appraisals of the results of past referrals.
   (e) "Crisis intervention" consists of an interview or series of
interviews within a brief period of time, conducted by qualified
professionals, and designed to alleviate personal or family
situations which present a serious and imminent threat to the health
or stability of the person or the family. The interview or interviews
may be conducted in the home of the person or family, or on an
inpatient or outpatient basis with such therapy, or other services,
as may be appropriate.  The interview or interviews may include
family members, significant support persons, providers, or other
entities or individuals, as appropriate and as authorized by law.
 Crisis intervention may, as appropriate, include suicide
prevention, psychiatric, welfare, psychological, legal, or other
social services.
   (f) "Prepetition screening" is a screening of all petitions for
court-ordered evaluation as provided in Article 2 (commencing with
Section 5200) of Chapter 2, consisting of a professional review of
all petitions; an interview with the petitioner and, whenever
possible, the person alleged, as a result of  a  mental 
health  disorder, to be a danger to others, or to himself or
herself, or to be gravely disabled, to assess the problem and explain
the petition; when indicated, efforts to persuade the person to
receive, on a voluntary basis, comprehensive evaluation, crisis
intervention, referral, and other services specified in this part.
   (g) "Conservatorship investigation" means investigation by an
agency appointed or designated by the governing body of cases in
which conservatorship is recommended pursuant to Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 5350).
   (h) (1) For purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 5150),
Article 2 (commencing with Section 5200), and Article 4 (commencing
with Section 5250) of Chapter 2, and for the purposes of Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 5350), "gravely disabled" means either of
the following:
   (A) A condition in which a person, as a result of a mental 
health  disorder, is unable to provide for his or her basic
personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter.
   (B) A condition in which a person, has been found mentally
incompetent under Section 1370 of the Penal Code and all of the
following facts exist:
   (i) The indictment or information pending against the 
defendant   person  at the time of commitment
charges a felony involving death, great bodily harm, or a serious
threat to the physical well-being of another person.
   (ii) The indictment or information has not been dismissed.
   (iii) As a result of  a  mental  health 
disorder, the person is unable to understand the nature and purpose
of the proceedings taken against him or her and to assist counsel in
the conduct of his or her defense in a rational manner.
   (2) For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) and
Article 4 (commencing with Section 5250), of Chapter 2, and for the
purposes of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350), "gravely
disabled" means a condition in which a person, as a result of
impairment by chronic alcoholism, is unable to provide for his or her
basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter.
   (3) The term "gravely disabled" does not include  mentally
retarded  persons  with intellectual disabilities 
by reason of  being mentally retarded   that
disability  alone.
   (i) "Peace officer" means a duly sworn peace officer as that term
is defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of
Part 2 of the Penal Code who has completed the basic training course
established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training, or any parole officer or probation officer specified in
Section 830.5 of the Penal Code when acting in relation to cases for
which he or she has a legally mandated responsibility.
   (j) "Postcertification treatment" means an additional period of
treatment pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300) of
Chapter 2.
   (k) "Court," unless otherwise specified, means a court of record.
   (  l  ) "Antipsychotic medication" means any medication
customarily prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of psychoses and
other severe mental and emotional disorders.
   (m) "Emergency" means a situation in which action to impose
treatment over the person's objection is immediately necessary for
the preservation of life or the prevention of serious bodily harm to
the patient or others, and it is impracticable to first gain consent.
It is not necessary for harm to take place or become unavoidable
prior to treatment.
   SEC. 4.   SEC. 3.   Section 5013 is
added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
   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 county mental health department's Internet Web site
 shall   is encouraged to  include a
current list of ambulatory services and other resources for persons
with  severe  mental  illness  
health disorders  and substance  use  
abuse  in the county that may be accessed by providers and
consumers of mental health services. The list of services on the
Internet Web site  shall   should  be
updated at least annually by the county.
   SEC. 4.    Section 5121 is added to the  
Welfare and Institutions Code   , to read:  
   5121.  The county mental 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:
   (a) The license types, practice disciplines, and clinical
experience of professionals eligible to be designated by the county.
   (b) The initial and ongoing training and testing requirements for
professionals eligible to be designated by the county.
   (c) 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.
   (d) The county's process for monitoring and reviewing
professionals designated by the county to ensure appropriate
compliance with state law, regulations, and county procedures. 
   SEC. 5.    Section 5150 of the   Welfare and
Institutions Code   is amended to read: 
   5150.   (a)    When  any  
a  person, as a result of  a  mental  health 
disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely
disabled, a peace officer,  professional person in charge of an
evaluation facility designated by the county,  member of the
attending staff, as defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility
designated by the county  , designated members of a mobile
crisis team provided by Section 5651.7  , or  other
 professional person designated by the county may, upon
probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody
 and   for assessment, evaluation, and crisis
intervention, or  place him or her in a facility designated by
the county  and approved   as a facility for
evaluation and treatment. These facilities shall be licensed or
certified as mental health treatment facilities  by the State
Department of  Social Services as a facility for 72-hour
treatment and evaluation   Health Care Services or the
State Department of Public Health  .  Assessment, as defined
  in Section 5150.4, and evaluation and crisis
intervention, as defined in subdivisions (a) and (e) of Section 5008,
may be provided by a professional person in charge of an evaluation
fa   cility designated by the county, or by a professional
person designated by the county.  
   (b) If in the judgment of the professional person designated by
the county or professional person in charge of the facility
designated by the county providing evaluation and treatment, or his
or her designee, the person can be properly served without being
detained, he or she shall be provided evaluation, crisis
intervention, or other inpatient or outpatient services on a
voluntary basis. Nothing in this subdivision shall be interpreted to
prevent a peace officer from delivering individuals to a designated
facility for assessment under this section. Furthermore, the
assessment requirement of this section shall not be interpreted to
require peace officers to perform any additional duties other than
those specified in Sections 5150.1 and 5150.2.  
   (c) Whenever a person is evaluated by a professional person
designated by the county or a professional person in charge of a
facility designated by the county and is found to be in need of
mental health services, but is not admitted to the facility, all
available alternative services provided for pursuant to Section 5151
shall be offered as determined by the county mental health director.
 
   The 
    (d)     If, in the judgment of the peac
  e officer, member of the attending staff, the professional
person designated by the county, or the professional person in
charge of a designated facility, the person cannot be properly served
without being detained, the  facility shall require an
application in writing stating the circumstances under which the
person's condition was called to the attention of the  peace
 officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person,
and stating that the  peace  officer, member of the
attending staff, or professional person has probable cause to believe
that the person is, as a result of  a  mental  health
 disorder, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or
gravely disabled. If the probable cause is based on the statement of
a person other than the  peace  officer, member of the
attending staff, or professional person,  the identity of the
person and portions of the person's statement relevant to the
determination of probable cause shall be documented in the
application and  the person  giving the statement 
shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a
statement which he or she knows to be false.  A copy of the
application sha   ll be provided to the person being
detained.  
   (e) At the time a person is taken into custody for evaluation, or
within a reasonable time thereafter, unless a responsible relative or
the guardian or conservator of the person is in possession of the
person's personal property, the person taking him or her into custody
shall take reasonable precautions to preserve and safeguard the
personal property in the possession of or on the premises occupied by
the person. The person taking him or her into custody shall then
furnish to the court a report generally describing the person's
property so preserved and safeguarded and its disposition, in
substantially the form set forth in Section 5211, except that if a
responsible relative or the guardian or conservator of the person is
in possession of the person's property, the report shall include only
the name of the relative or guardian or conservator and the location
of the property, whereupon responsibility of the person taking him
or her into custody for that property shall terminate. As used in
this section, "responsible relative" includes the spouse, parent,
adult child, domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or adult
brother or sister of the person, except that it does not include the
person who applied for the petition under this article.  
   (f) (1) Each person, at the time he or she is first taken into
custody under this section, shall be provided, by the person who
takes him or her into custody, the following information orally in a
language or modality accessible to the person. If the person cannot
understand an oral advisement, the information shall be provided in
writing. The information shall be in substantially the following
form: 

 My name is ___________________________________ . 
 I am a _____________________________ 
                      (peace officer/mental health 
 ______________ .
 professional) 
 with __________________ . 
                               (name of agency) 
 You are not under criminal arrest, but I am 
 taking you for an examination by mental health 
 professionals at _____________________________ . 
 ____________________ 
                               (name of facility) 
 You will be told your rights by the mental 
 health staff. 



   (2) If taken into custody at his or her own residence, the person
shall also be provided the following information: 

   You may bring a few personal items with you, which I will have to
approve. Please inform me if you need assistance turning off any
appliance or water. You may make a phone call and leave a note to
tell your friends or family where you have been taken. 

   (3) If the advisement was not completed, the mental health
professional at the facility shall complete the advisement. 

   (g) The designated facility shall keep, for each patient
evaluated, a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision
(f) which shall include all of the following:  
   (1) The name of the person detained for evaluation.  
   (2) The name and position of the peace officer or mental health
professional taking the person into custody.  
   (3) The date the advisement was completed.  
   (4) Whether the advisement was completed.  
   (5) The language or modality used to give the advisement. 

   (6) If the advisement was not completed, a statement of good
cause, as defined by regulations of the State Department of Social
Services.  
   (h) (1) Each person admitted to a designated facility for
evaluation and treatment shall be given the following information by
admission staff at the evaluation unit. The information shall be
given orally and in writing and in a language or modality accessible
to the person. The written information shall be available to the
person in English and in the language that is the person's principal
means of communication. Accommodations for other disabilities that
may impact communication shall also be made. The information shall be
in substantially the following form: 

 My name is ____________________________________. 
 My position here is____________________________. 
   You are being placed into the psychiatric unit 
 because it is our professional opinion that, as 
 a result of a mental health disorder, you are 
likely to (check applicable): 
    ( ) Harm 
 yourself. 
 ( ) Harm someone 
 else. 
 ( ) Be unable to take care of your own food, 
 clothing, and housing 
 needs. 
 We feel this is true because 
 ________________________________________________ 
   (list of the facts upon which the allegation of 
                      dangerous 
    or gravely disabled due to mental disorder is 
             based, including pertinent 
    facts arising from the admission interview). 
   You will be held on the ward for a period up 
 to 72 hours. During the 72 hours you may also 
 be transferred to another facility. You may 
 request to be treated at a facility of your 
 choice. You will be given a choice of treatment 
 providers. 
   During these 72 hours you will be evaluated by 
 the hospital staff, and you may be given 
 treatment, including medications. It is 
 possible for you to be released before the end 
 of the 72 hours. But if the staff decides that 
 you need continued treatment you can be held 
 for a longer period of time. If you are held 
 longer than 72 hours, you have the right to a 
 lawyer and a qualified interpreter and a 
 hearing before a judge. If you are unable to 
 pay for the lawyer, then one will be provided 
 to you free of charge. 
   If you have questions about your legal rights, 
 you may contact the county Patients' Rights 
 Advocate at _____________________________ 
                      (phone number for the county 
 __________________________________. 
 Patients' Rights Advocacy office) 



   (2) If the notice is given in a county where weekends and holidays
are excluded from the 72-hour period, the patient shall also be
given the following information: 
 The 72-hour period does not include weekends or 
 holidays. Your 72-hour period 
 began_____________. 
                                     (date/time) 


   (3) If the advisement was not completed at admission, the
advisement process shall be continued on the ward until completed.
 
   (i) For each patient admitted for 72-hour evaluation and
treatment, the facility shall keep with the patient's medical record
a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (h), which
shall include all of the following:  
   (1) The name of the person performing the advisement.  
   (2) The date of the advisement.  
   (3) Whether the advisement was completed.  
   (4) The language or modality used to communicate the advisement.
 
   (5) If the advisement was not completed, a statement of good
cause. 
   SEC. 6.    Section 5150.3 of the   Welfare
and Institutions Code   is repealed.  
   5150.3.  Whenever any person presented for evaluation at a
facility designated under Section 5150 is found to be in need of
mental health services, but is not admitted to the facility, all
available alternative services provided for pursuant to Section 5151
shall be offered as determined by the county mental health director.

   SEC. 7.    Section 5151 of the   Welfare and
Institutions Code   is amended to read: 
   5151.  If the facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation admits
the person, it may detain him or her for evaluation and treatment
for a period not to exceed 72 hours. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
may be excluded from the 72-hour period if the State Department of
 Social   Health Care  Services certifies
for each facility that evaluation and treatment services cannot
reasonably be made available on those days. The certification by the
department is subject to renewal every two years. The department
shall adopt regulations defining criteria for determining whether a
facility can reasonably be expected to make evaluation and treatment
services available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
   Prior to admitting a person to the facility for 72-hour treatment
and evaluation pursuant to Section 5150, the professional person in
charge of the facility or his or her designee shall assess the
individual in person to determine the appropriateness of the
involuntary detention. 
   If in the judgment of the professional person in charge of the
facility providing evaluation and treatment, or his or her designee,
the person can be properly served without being detained, he or she
shall be provided evaluation, crisis intervention, or other inpatient
or outpatient services on a voluntary basis.  
   Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent a peace
officer from delivering individuals to a designated facility for
assessment under Section 5150. Furthermore, the preadmission
assessment requirement of this section shall not be interpreted to
require peace officers to perform any additional duties other than
those specified in Sections 5150.1 and 5150.2. 
   SEC. 8.    Section 5156 of the   Welfare and
Institutions Code   is repealed.  
   5156.  At the time a person is taken into custody for evaluation,
or within a reasonable time thereafter, unless a responsible relative
or the guardian or conservator of the person is in possession of the
person's personal property, the person taking him into custody shall
take reasonable precautions to
            preserve and safeguard the personal property in the
possession of or on the premises occupied by the person. The person
taking him into custody shall then furnish to the court a report
generally describing the person's property so preserved and
safeguarded and its disposition, in substantially the form set forth
in Section 5211; except that if a responsible relative or the
guardian or conservator of the person is in possession of the person'
s property, the report shall include only the name of the relative or
guardian or conservator and the location of the property, whereupon
responsibility of the person taking him into custody for such
property shall terminate.
   As used in this section, "responsible relative" includes the
spouse, parent, adult child, or adult brother or sister of the
person, except that it does not include the person who applied for
the petition under this article. 
   SEC. 9.    Section 5157 of the   Welfare and
Institutions Code  is repealed.  
   5157.  (a) Each person, at the time he or she is first taken into
custody under provisions of Section 5150, shall be provided, by the
person who takes such other person into custody, the following
information orally. The information shall be in substantially the
following form:
My name is ___________________________________ .
I am a ______________________________
                    (peace officer, mental health
______________ .
professional)
with ________________________ .
                        (name of       agency)
You are not under criminal arrest, but I am
taking you for examination by mental health
professionals at _____________________________ .
____________________
                              (name of facility)
You will be told your rights by the mental
health staff.
  If taken into custody at his or her residence,
the person shall also be told the following
information in substantially the following form:
  You may bring a few personal items with you
which I will have to approve. You can make a
phone call and/or leave a note to tell your
friends and/or family where you have been taken.


   (b) The designated facility shall keep, for each patient
evaluated, a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision
(a) which shall include:
   (1) Name of person detained for evaluation.
   (2) Name and position of peace officer or mental health
professional taking person into custody.
   (3) Date.
   (4) Whether advisement was completed.
   (5) If not given or completed, the mental health professional at
the facility shall either provide the information specified in
subdivision (a), or include a statement of good cause, as defined by
regulations of the State Department of Social Services, which shall
be kept with the patient's medical record.
   (c) Each person admitted to a designated facility for 72-hour
evaluation and treatment shall be given the following information by
admission staff at the evaluation unit. The information shall be
given orally and in writing and in a language or modality accessible
to the person. The written information shall be available in the
person's native language or the language which is the person's
principal means of communication. The information shall be in
substantially the following form:
My name is ____________________________________.
My position here is____________________________.
  You are being placed into the psychiatric unit
because it is our professional opinion that as
a result of mental disorder, you are likely to:
  (check
applicable)
harm yourself
____
harm someone else
____
be unable to take care of your
own
food, clothing, and housing needs
____
We feel this is true because
________________________________________________
  (herewith a listing of the facts upon which the
              allegation of dangerous
   or gravely disabled due to mental disorder is
            based, including pertinent
   facts arising from the admission interview.)
  You will be held on the ward for a period up
to 72
hours.
This does not include weekends or holidays.
Your 72-hour period will begin ____________
                                        (day
__________________
and time.)
  During these 72 hours you will be evaluated by
the hospital staff, and you may be given
treatment, including medications. It is
possible for you to be released before the end
of the 72 hours. But if the staff decides that
you need continued treatment you       can be
held for a longer period of time. If you are
held longer than 72 hours you have the right to
a lawyer and a qualified interpreter and a
hearing before a judge. If you are unable to
pay for the lawyer, then one will be provided
free.


   (d) For each patient admitted for 72-hour evaluation and
treatment, the facility shall keep with the patient's medical record
a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (c) which
shall include:
   (1) Name of person performing advisement.
   (2) Date.
   (3) Whether advisement was completed.
   (4) If not completed, a statement of good cause.
   If the advisement was not completed at admission, the advisement
process shall be continued on the ward until completed. A record of
the matters prescribed by subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) shall be
kept with the patient's medical record. 
   SEC. 5.   SEC. 10.   If the Commission
on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by
the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for
those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section
17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.