BILL NUMBER: AB 1569	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 3, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 16, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Allen
   (Principal coauthors: Senators Wolk and Yee)

                        JANUARY 31, 2012

   An act to amend Section 5349.5 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to mental health.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1569, Allen. Community mental health services: assisted
outpatient treatment.
   Existing law, Laura's Law, until January 1, 2013, regulates
designated assisted outpatient treatment services, which counties may
choose to provide for their residents. In counties where assisted
outpatient treatment services are available, a court may order a
person to obtain assisted outpatient treatment if the court finds the
requisite criteria is met, as specified. Existing law requires the
State Department of Mental Health to submit a report and evaluation
of all counties implementing any component of this law to the
Governor and the Legislature by July 31, 2011, as specified.
   This bill would extend authorization for the act to January 1,
2017, and would require the State Department of Health Care Services
to submit the report by July 1, 2015.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 5349.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is
amended to read:
   5349.5.  (a) This article shall remain in effect only until
January 1, 2017, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later
enacted statute that is enacted on or before January 1, 2017, deletes
or extends that date.
   (b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall submit a
report and evaluation of all counties implementing any component of
this article to the Governor and to the Legislature by July 1, 2015.
The evaluation shall include data described in subdivision (d) of
Section 5348.