AB 662: State Fire Marshal and Emergency Medical Services Authority: peer-to-peer suicide prevention.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2022-09-27
Under the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, the State Fire Marshal is authorized to, among other things, establish courses of study and curriculum relating to fire service training, as provided.
Existing law directs the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee involving first responders to terrorism incidents, as provided. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of that curriculum content criteria. Existing law authorizes every paid and volunteer firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the training. Existing law makes these requirements contingent upon the receipt of federal funds, as provided.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services (EMS) systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of EMS systems. The act authorizes each county to develop an emergency medical services program and requires each county developing a program to designate a local EMS agency consisting of the county health department, an agency established and operated by the county, an entity with which the county contracts for the purposes of local emergency medical services administration, or a joint powers agency, as specified.
This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to develop and deliver the curriculum content criteria. The bill would authorize all paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the peer-to-peer suicide prevention training, as provided. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to make the curriculum content criteria available to the authority. The bill would make the implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
This bill would require the authority to distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming and would require each local EMS agency to make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction. The bill would authorize every paid emergency medical services responder to receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria. To the extent that this bill would impose a new duty on the local EMS agencies, 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Under the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, the State Fire Marshal is authorized to, among other things, establish courses of study and curriculum relating to fire service training, as provided.
Existing law directs the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee involving first responders to terrorism incidents, as provided. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of that curriculum content criteria. Existing law authorizes every paid and volunteer firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the training. Existing law makes these requirements contingent upon the receipt of federal funds, as provided.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services (EMS) systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of EMS systems. The act authorizes each county to develop an emergency medical services program and requires each county developing a program to designate a local EMS agency consisting of the county health department, an agency established and operated by the county, an entity with which the county contracts for the purposes of local emergency medical services administration, or a joint powers agency, as specified.
This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to develop and deliver the curriculum content criteria. The bill would authorize all paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the peer-to-peer suicide prevention training, as provided. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to make the curriculum content criteria available to the authority. The bill would make the implementation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
This bill would require the authority to distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming and would require each local EMS agency to make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction. The bill would authorize every paid emergency medical services responder to receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria. To the extent that this bill would impose a new duty on the local EMS agencies, 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
The California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act requires the State Fire Marshal to establish courses of study and curriculum relating to fire service training.
Existing law directs the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee, as provided. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of that curriculum content criteria. Existing law authorizes every paid and volunteer firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the training. Existing law makes these requirements contingent upon the receipt of federal funds, as provided.
Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, governs local emergency medical services (EMS) systems. The act establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of EMS systems. The act authorizes each county to develop an emergency medical services program and requires each county developing a program to designate a local EMS agency consisting of the county health department, an agency established and operated by the county, an entity with which the county contracts for the purposes of local emergency medical services administration, or a joint powers agency, as specified.
This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum development content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to contract coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to develop and deliver the curriculum content criteria. The bill would authorize every paid firefighter all paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency, as well as every paid emergency medical services responder, agency to receive the peer-to-peer suicide prevention training, as provided. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to make the curriculum content criteria available to the authority. The bill would make the implementation of its these provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
This bill would require the authority to distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming and would require each local EMS agency to make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction. The bill would authorize every paid emergency medical services responder to receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria. To the extent that this bill would impose a new duty on the local EMS agencies, 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
The California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act requires the State Fire Marshal to establish courses of study and curriculum relating to fire service training.
Existing law directs the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Emergency Response Training Advisory Committee, as provided. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of that curriculum criteria. Existing law authorizes every paid and volunteer firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency to receive the training. Existing law makes these requirements contingent upon the receipt of federal funds, as provided.
This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum development recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming. The bill would require the State Fire Marshal to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program to develop the curriculum content criteria. The bill would authorize every paid firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency, as well as every paid emergency medical services responder, to receive the peer-to-peer suicide prevention training, as provided. The bill would make the implementation of its provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions, including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide. Existing law authorizes the office to focus activities on high-risk groups, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, and LGBTQ people.This bill would authorize the office to additionally conduct local-level assessments of regional suicide prevention policies and practices, and would include emergency medical personnel and firefighters as a high-risk group.Existing law requires the office to consult with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to implement suicide prevention efforts.This bill would require the office to consult with the Office of Emergency Services to implement suicide prevention efforts for emergency medical personnel and firefighters throughout the states municipal fire service agencies and fire districts, and to solicit proposals for, and to contract for, an evidence-based curriculum to establish behavioral health peer-support programs for emergency medical personnel, local fire service agencies, and fire districts. The bill would exempt the contracts from many requirements in existing law.Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions, including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide. Existing law authorizes the office to focus activities on high-risk groups, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, and LGBTQ people.
This bill would authorize the office to additionally conduct local-level assessments of regional suicide prevention policies and practices, and would include emergency medical personnel and firefighters as a high-risk group.
Existing law requires the office to consult with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to implement suicide prevention efforts.
This bill would require the office to consult with the Office of Emergency Services to implement suicide prevention efforts for emergency medical personnel and firefighters throughout the states municipal fire service agencies and fire districts, and to solicit proposals for, and to contract for, an evidence-based curriculum to establish behavioral health peer-support programs for emergency medical personnel, local fire service agencies, and fire districts. The bill would exempt the contracts from many requirements in existing law.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.Existing law requires specified categories of law enforcement officers to meet training standards pursuant to courses of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Existing law requires POST to include in its basic training course adequate instruction in the handling of persons with mental illness and to establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course and a field training officer course relating to law enforcement interaction with people with mental illness. Existing law, the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020, authorizes a local emergency medical services agency to develop a triage to alternate destination program, as defined, which, among other things, authorizes a triage paramedic to transport a patient to an authorized mental health facility or authorized sobering center.This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a working group, as specified, no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The bill would require the working group to develop recommendations for improvements to those dispatch and response protocols and recommend amendments to existing law, including, but not limited to, the provisions governing involuntarily taking an individual into temporary custody for a mental health evaluation and treatment. The bill would require the working group to submit periodic reports to the Legislature every 6 months to update the Legislature on its progress, and to submit a final report of its recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024.Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.
Existing law requires specified categories of law enforcement officers to meet training standards pursuant to courses of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Existing law requires POST to include in its basic training course adequate instruction in the handling of persons with mental illness and to establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course and a field training officer course relating to law enforcement interaction with people with mental illness.
Existing law, the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020, authorizes a local emergency medical services agency to develop a triage to alternate destination program, as defined, which, among other things, authorizes a triage paramedic to transport a patient to an authorized mental health facility or authorized sobering center.
This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a working group, as specified, no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The bill would require the working group to develop recommendations for improvements to those dispatch and response protocols and recommend amendments to existing law, including, but not limited to, the provisions governing involuntarily taking an individual into temporary custody for a mental health evaluation and treatment. The bill would require the working group to submit periodic reports to the Legislature every 6 months to update the Legislature on its progress, and to submit a final report of its recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.
Existing law requires specified categories of law enforcement officers to meet training standards pursuant to courses of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Existing law requires POST to include in its basic training course adequate instruction in the handling of persons with mental illness and to establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course and a field training officer course relating to law enforcement interaction with people with mental illness.
Existing law, the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020, authorizes a local emergency medical services agency to develop a triage to alternate destination program, as defined, which, among other things, authorizes a triage paramedic to transport a patient to an authorized mental health facility or authorized sobering center.
This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a working group, as specified, no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The bill would require the working group to develop recommendations for improvements to those dispatch and response protocols and recommend amendments to the provisions governing involuntarily taking an individual into temporary custody for a mental health evaluation and treatment. The bill would require the working group to submit periodic reports to the Legislature every 6 months to update the Legislature on its progress, and to submit a final report of its recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024.
Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of persons with specified mental disorders. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.
Existing law requires specified categories of law enforcement officers to meet training standards pursuant to courses of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). Existing law requires POST to include in its basic training course adequate instruction in the handling of persons with mental illness and to establish and keep updated a continuing education classroom training course and a field training officer course relating to law enforcement interaction with people with mental illness.
Existing law, the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020, authorizes a local emergency medical services agency to develop a triage to alternate destination program, as defined, which, among other things, authorizes a triage paramedic to transport a patient to an authorized mental health facility or authorized sobering center.
This bill would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a working group, as specified, no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The bill would require the working group to develop recommendations for improvements to those dispatch and response protocols and recommend amendments to the provisions governing involuntarily taking an individual into temporary custody for a mental health evaluation and treatment. The bill would require the working group to submit periodic reports to the Legislature every 6 months to update the Legislature on its progress, and to submit a final report of its recommendations to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024.
(1)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 committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer or designated members of a mobile crisis team, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment. This bill would authorize those specified individuals who may take a person into custody to authorize, in writing, prescribed emergency medical personnel to transport a person to a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services.(2)Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for emergency medical technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Under the act, existing law sets forth various limitations on liability for individuals who render emergency medical services, including limiting the liability of an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of their duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse.This bill would additionally exempt emergency medical personnel under the act from incurring any liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission unless that act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct if the emergency personnel is transporting a person to a facility, as specified in paragraph (1), and is rendering care within the scope of their duties during the transport.(1)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 committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody by specified individuals, including by a peace officer or designated members of a mobile crisis team, and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation on those provisions and ambulance transportation services.This bill would authorize those specified individuals who may take a person into custody to authorize, in writing, prescribed emergency medical personnel to transport a person to a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services.
(2)Existing law, the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, establishes the Emergency Medical Services Authority, among other things, to establish training standards for emergency medical technicians (EMT) at various levels, including EMT-I, EMT-II, and EMT-P. Under the act, existing law sets forth various limitations on liability for individuals who render emergency medical services, including limiting the liability of an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of their duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse.
This bill would additionally exempt emergency medical personnel under the act from incurring any liability for civil damages resulting from an act or omission unless that act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct if the emergency personnel is transporting a person to a facility, as specified in paragraph (1), and is rendering care within the scope of their duties during the transport.
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 committed. Under the act, when a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled, the person may, upon probable cause, be taken into custody and placed in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services for up to 72 hours for evaluation and treatment.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation on those provisions and ambulance transportation services.
(a)The authority shall distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming developed pursuant to Section 13159.6.
(b)Each local EMS agency shall make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction.
(c)Every paid emergency medical services responder may receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria.
SEC. 2.Section 13159.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 13159.5, to read:13159.6.(a)The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming.
(b)The State Fire Marshal shall coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development and delivery of curriculum content criteria specified in subdivision (a).
(c)All paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency may receive the appropriate training described in this section.
(d)The State Fire Marshal shall make the curriculum content criteria developed pursuant to this section available to the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(e)The implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this section.
SEC. 3.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.
(a)The authority shall distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming developed pursuant to Section 13159.6.
(b)Each local EMS agency shall make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction.
(c)Every paid emergency medical services responder may receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria.
SEC. 2.Section 13159.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 13159.5, to read:13159.6.(a)The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming.
(b)The State Fire Marshal shall coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development and delivery of curriculum content criteria specified in subdivision (a).
(c)All paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency may receive the appropriate training described in this section.
(d)The State Fire Marshal shall make the curriculum content criteria developed pursuant to this section available to the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(e)The implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this section.
SEC. 3.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.
(a)The authority shall distribute to each local EMS agency the curriculum content criteria for peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming developed pursuant to Section 13159.6.
(b)Each local EMS agency shall make the curriculum content criteria available to each emergency medical services employer in the local EMS agencys jurisdiction.
(c)Every paid emergency medical services responder may receive appropriate training consistent with the curriculum content criteria.
SECTION 1.SEC. 2.Section 13159.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 13159.5, to read:13159.6.(a)The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming.
(b)The State Fire Marshal shall contract coordinate with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development and delivery of curriculum content criteria specified in subdivision (a).
(c)Every paid firefighter All paid personnel assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency, as well as every paid emergency medical services responder, agency may receive the appropriate training described in this section.
(d)The State Fire Marshal shall make the curriculum content criteria developed pursuant to this section available to the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(d)(e)The operation implementation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this section.
SEC. 3.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.
(a)The State Fire Marshal shall establish additional training standards that include the criteria for curriculum content recommended by the Statewide Training and Education Advisory Committee involving peer-to-peer suicide prevention programming.
(b)The State Fire Marshal shall contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for the development of curriculum content criteria specified in subdivision (a).
(c)Every paid firefighter assigned to field duties in a state or local fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency, as well as every paid emergency medical services responder, may receive the appropriate training described in this section.
(d)The operation of this section is contingent upon an appropriation of funds in the annual Budget Act or another statute for purposes of this section.
SECTION 1.Section 131300 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:131300.(a)The State Department of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention in the department pursuant to this chapter. The responsibilities of the office, if established, may include all of the following:(1)Providing information and technical assistance to statewide and regional partners, and local governments regarding best practices on suicide prevention policies and programs.(2)Conducting state level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices, including other states suicide prevention policies, and including specific metrics and domains as appropriate.(3)Conducting local-level assessment of regional suicide prevention policies and practices, including other states and local governments suicide prevention policies, and including specific metrics and domains as appropriate. (4)Monitoring and disseminating data to inform prevention efforts at the state and local levels.(5)Convening experts and stakeholders, including, but not limited to, stakeholders representing populations with high rates of suicide, to encourage collaboration and coordination of resources for suicide prevention.(6)Reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide.(b)If established, the office may focus activities on groups with the highest risk, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, LGBTQ people, emergency medical personnel, and firefighters.SEC. 2.Section 131315 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:131315.If the Office of Suicide Prevention is established pursuant to Section 131300, all of the following shall apply:(a)(1)The Office of Suicide Prevention shall consult with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to implement suicide prevention efforts consistent with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commissions Suicide Prevention Report Striving for Zero and described pursuant to Provision 1 of Item 4560-001-3085 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2020.(2)This section does not authorize the Office of Suicide Prevention to perform any of the duties required by the commission under Part 3.7 (commencing with Section 5845) of Division 5 of, or administer any program funded by Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 5890) of Division 5 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.(b)(1)The Office of Suicide Prevention shall consult with the Office of Emergency Services to implement suicide prevention efforts for emergency medical personnel and firefighters throughout the states municipal fire service agencies and fire districts.(2)(A)Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the Office of Suicide Prevention shall solicit proposals for, and shall contract for, an evidence-based curriculum to establish behavioral health peer-support programs for emergency medical personnel, local fire service agencies, and fire districts.(B)Contracts awarded pursuant to this subdivision are exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and are not subject to approval by the Department of General Services.(a)The State Department of Public Health is hereby authorized to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention in the department pursuant to this chapter. The responsibilities of the office, if established, may include all of the following:
(1)Providing information and technical assistance to statewide and regional partners partners, and local governments regarding best practices on suicide prevention policies and programs.
(2)Conducting state level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices, including other states suicide prevention policies, and including specific metrics and domains as appropriate.
(3)Conducting local-level assessment of regional suicide prevention policies and practices, including other states and local governments suicide prevention policies, and including specific metrics and domains as appropriate.
(3)(4)Monitoring and disseminating data to inform prevention efforts at the state and local levels.
(4)(5)Convening experts and stakeholders, including, but not limited to, stakeholders representing populations with high rates of suicide, to encourage collaboration and coordination of resources for suicide prevention.
(5)(6)Reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide.
(b)If established, the office may focus activities on groups with the highest risk, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, and LGBTQ people. people, emergency medical personnel, and firefighters.
SEC. 2.Section 131315 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:131315.If the Office of Suicide Prevention is established pursuant to Section 131300, all of the following shall apply:
(a)(1)The Office of Suicide Prevention shall consult with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to implement suicide prevention efforts consistent with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commissions Suicide Prevention Report Striving for Zero and described pursuant to Provision 1 of Item 4560-001-3085 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2020.
(b)(2)This section does not authorize the Office of Suicide Prevention to perform any of the duties required by the commission under Part 3.7 (commencing with Section 5845) of Division 5 of, or administer any program funded by Part 4.5 (commencing with Section 5890) of Division 5 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b)(1)The Office of Suicide Prevention shall consult with the Office of Emergency Services to implement suicide prevention efforts for emergency medical personnel and firefighters throughout the states municipal fire service agencies and fire districts.
(2)(A)Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the Office of Suicide Prevention shall solicit proposals for, and shall contract for, an evidence-based curriculum to establish behavioral health peer-support programs for emergency medical personnel, local fire service agencies, and fire districts.
(B)Contracts awarded pursuant to this subdivision are exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, Section 19130 of the Government Code, and the State Administrative Manual, and are not subject to approval by the Department of General Services.
SECTION 1.Section 1797.119 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:1797.119.(a)The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, a working group composed of no more than 14 members no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The working group shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1)Representatives of law enforcement agencies.(2)Representatives of county behavioral health agencies.(3)Public first responder personnel and providers.(4)Private first responder personnel and providers.(5)Groups and stakeholders that provide benefits, services, and advocacy to individuals experiencing severe mental illness and who advocate for the civil and legal rights of those individuals. The number of representatives described in this paragraph who are members of the working groups shall be equal to, or greater than, the number of representatives described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.(b)(1)The working group shall develop recommendations for the following:(A)Improvements to dispatch and response protocols related to providing services to individuals who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder.(B)What, if any, additional training and education of first responder personnel and providers is necessary.(C)What, if any, amendments to existing law, including, but not limited to, Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, are necessary to ensure the best and most efficacious response to, and support of, individuals suffering a mental health crisis while protecting the civil liberties of those individuals.(2)In developing the recommendations, the working group shall also take into account all of the following:(A)The safety of first responder personnel and providers.(B)The safety of individuals who are experiencing severe mental illness.(C)The efficacy of innovative local models, including crisis intervention teams, for responding and providing services to people experiencing mental health or substance abuse crises in use in local jurisdictions within, and outside of, California. (3)In developing recommendations pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group may consult with other individuals, groups, or organizations for additional insight or expertise on issues under consideration by the working group.(4)The recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall reflect the consensus of the working group. At its initial meeting, the working group shall establish how consensus will be determined and create a guiding framework for determining if there is consensus.(c)(1)(A)The working group shall submit a periodic report to update the Legislature on its progress every six months, beginning six months after the working group is first convened, until it submits the report required by subparagraph (B).(B)The working group shall submit a final report to the Legislature with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before January 1, 2024.(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(a)The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, a working group composed of no more than 14 members no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The working group shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1)Representatives of law enforcement agencies.
(2)Representatives of county behavioral health agencies.
(3)Public first responder personnel and providers.
(4)Private first responder personnel and providers.
(5)Groups and stakeholders that provide benefits, services, and advocacy to individuals experiencing severe mental illness and who advocate for the civil and legal rights of those individuals. The number of representatives described in this paragraph who are members of the working groups shall be equal to, or greater than, the number of representatives described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.
(b)(1)The working group shall develop recommendations for improvements the following:
(A)Improvements to dispatch and response protocols related to providing services to individuals who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder, determine what, disorder.
(B)What, if any, additional training and education of first responder personnel and providers is necessary and what, necessary.
(C)What, if any, amendments to existing law, including, but not limited to, Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code Code, are necessary to ensure the best and most efficacious response to, and support of, individuals suffering a mental health crisis while protecting the civil liberties of those individuals. In
(2)In developing the recommendations, the working group shall also take into account the all of the following:
(A)The safety of first responder personnel and providers and individuals providers.
(B)The safety of individuals who are experiencing severe mental illness.
(C)The efficacy of innovative local models, including crisis intervention teams, for responding and providing services to people experiencing mental health or substance abuse crises in use in local jurisdictions within, and outside of, California.
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(3)In developing recommendations pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group may consult with other individuals, groups, or organizations for additional insight or expertise on issues under consideration by the working group.
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(4)The recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall reflect the consensus of the working group. At its initial meeting, the working group shall establish how consensus will be determined and create a guiding framework for determining if there is consensus.
(c)(1)(A)The working group shall submit a periodic report to update the Legislature on its progress every six months, beginning six months after the working group is first convened, until it submits the report required by subparagraph (B).
(B)The working group shall submit a final report to the Legislature with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before January 1, 2024.
(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(a)The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene convene, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, a working group composed of no more than 14 members no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The working group shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1)Representatives of law enforcement agencies.
(2)Representatives of county behavioral health agencies.
(3)Public first responder personnel and providers.
(4)Private first responder personnel and providers.
(5)Groups and stakeholders that provide benefits, services, and advocacy to individuals experiencing severe mental illness. illness and who advocate for the civil and legal rights of those individuals. The number of representatives described in this paragraph who are members of the working groups shall be equal to, or greater than, the number of representatives described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.
(b)(1)The working group shall develop recommendations for improvements to dispatch and response protocols related to providing services to individuals who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder, determine what, if any, additional training and education of first responder personnel and providers is necessary and recommend what, if any, amendments to Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to Code are necessary to ensure the best and most efficacious response to, and support of, individuals suffering a mental health crisis. crisis while protecting the civil liberties of those individuals. In developing the recommendations, the working group shall also take into account the safety of first responder personnel and providers. providers and individuals who are experiencing severe mental illness.
(2)In developing recommendations pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group may consult with other individuals, groups, or organizations for additional insight or expertise on issues under consideration by the working group.
(3)The recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall reflect the consensus of the working group. At its initial meeting, the working group shall establish how consensus will be determined and create a guiding framework for determining if there is consensus.
(c)(1)(A)The working group shall submit a periodic report to update the Legislature on its progress every six months, beginning six months after the working group is first convened, until it submits the report required by subparagraph (B).
(B)The working group shall submit a final report to the Legislature with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before January 1, 2024.
(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(a)The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene a working group no later than July 1, 2022, to examine the existing dispatch and response protocols when providing emergency medical services to an individual who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder. The working group shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1)Representatives of law enforcement agencies.
(2)Representatives of county behavioral health agencies.
(3)Public first responder personnel and providers.
(4)Private first responder personnel and providers.
(5)Groups and stakeholders that provide benefits, services, and advocacy to individuals experiencing severe mental illness.
(b)(1)The working group shall develop recommendations for improvements to dispatch and response protocols related to providing services to individuals who may require evaluation and treatment for a mental health disorder, and recommend amendments to Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to ensure the best and most efficacious response to, and support of, individuals suffering a mental health crisis. In developing the recommendations, the working group shall also take into account the safety of first responder personnel and providers.
(2)In developing recommendations pursuant to paragraph (1), the working group may consult with other individuals, groups, or organizations for additional insight or expertise on issues under consideration by the working group.
(3)The recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall reflect the consensus of the working group. At its initial meeting, the working group shall establish how consensus will be determined and create a guiding framework for determining if there is consensus.
(c)(1)(A)The working group shall submit a periodic report to update the Legislature on its progress every six months, beginning six months after the working group is first convened, until it submits the report required by subparagraph (B).
(B)The working group shall submit a final report to the Legislature with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision (b) on or before January 1, 2024.
(2)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1.Section 1799.1045 is added to the Health and Safety Code, immediately following Section 1799.104, to read:1799.1045.Emergency medical personnel, as specified in this division, shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from an act or omission unless that act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct if both of the following are met:(a)They are transporting a person to a facility pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(b)They are rendering care within the scope of their duties during the transport, as described in subdivision (a).SEC. 2.Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5150.(a)(1)When a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled, a peace officer, professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for evaluation and treatment in a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services. At a minimum, assessment, as defined in Section 5150.4, and evaluation, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 5008, shall be conducted and provided on an ongoing basis. Crisis intervention, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 5008, may be provided concurrently with assessment, evaluation, or any other service.(2)(A)An individual who is authorized to take, or cause to be taken, a person into custody, as specified in paragraph (1), may authorize, in writing, emergency medical personnel, as described in the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act (Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code), to transport a person to a facility that is designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and is approved by the State Department of Health Care Services, as specified in paragraph (1).(B)The written authorization specified in subparagraph (A) shall identify the name of the person to be transported, the name and title of the individual authorizing the transport, the date and time of the transport, the address at which the person was placed in the transport vehicle, and the facility to which the person was transported by the authorized emergency medical personnel.(b)When determining if a person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a), the individual making that determination shall apply the provisions of Section 5150.05, and shall not be limited to consideration of the danger of imminent harm.(c)The professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county shall assess the person to determine whether the person can be properly served without being detained. If, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, the person can be properly served without being detained, the person 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 subdivision shall not be interpreted to require peace officers to perform any additional duties other than those specified in Sections 5150.1 and 5150.2.(d)Whenever a person is evaluated by a professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation or treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person 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 pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be offered as determined by the county mental health director.(e)If, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or the professional person designated by the county, the person cannot be properly served without being detained, the admitting facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the persons condition was called to the attention of the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, and stating that the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county has probable cause to believe that the person is, as a result of a mental health disorder, a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled. The application shall also record whether the historical course of the persons mental disorder was considered in the determination, pursuant to Section 5150.05. If the probable cause is based on the statement of a person other than the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, the person shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a statement that the person knows to be false. A copy of the application shall be treated as the original.(f)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 persons personal property, the person taking them 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 them into custody shall then furnish to the court a report generally describing the persons 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 persons 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 them 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.(g)(1)Each person, at the time the person is first taken into custody under this section, shall be provided, by the person who takes them 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 their 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.(h)The designated facility shall keep, for each patient evaluated, a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (g) 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 Health Care Services.(i)(1)Each person admitted to a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment shall be given the following information by admission staff of the facility. 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 persons primary means of communication. Accommodations for other disabilities that may affect communication shall also be provided. The information shall be in substantially the following form:My name is.My position here is.You are being placed into this psychiatric facility 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 believe this is true because(list of the facts upon which the allegation of dangerous or gravely disabled due to mental health disorder is based, including pertinent facts arising from the admission interview).You will be held for a period up to 72 hours. During the 72 hours you may also be transferred to another facility. You may request to be evaluated or treated at a facility of your choice. You may request to be evaluated or treated by a mental health professional of your choice. We cannot guarantee the facility or mental health professional you choose will be available, but we will honor your choice if we can.During these 72 hours you will be evaluated by the facility 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).Your 72-hour period began (date/time).(2)If the notice is given in a county where weekends and holidays are excluded from the 72-hour period, the patient shall be informed of this fact.(j)For each patient admitted for evaluation and treatment, the facility shall keep with the patients medical record a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (i), 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.Emergency medical personnel, as specified in this division, shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from an act or omission unless that act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct if both of the following are met:
(a)They are transporting a person to a facility pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b)They are rendering care within the scope of their duties during the transport, as described in subdivision (a).
SEC. 2.Section 5150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:5150.(a)(1)When a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, self or others, or gravely disabled, a peace officer, professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, designated members of a mobile crisis team, or professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody for a period of up to 72 hours for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention, or placement for evaluation and treatment in a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services. At a minimum, assessment, as defined in Section 5150.4, and evaluation, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 5008, shall be conducted and provided on an ongoing basis. Crisis intervention, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 5008, may be provided concurrently with assessment, evaluation, or any other service.
(2)(A)An individual who is authorized to take, or cause to be taken, a person into custody, as specified in paragraph (1), may authorize, in writing, emergency medical personnel, as described in the Emergency Medical Services System and the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act (Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code), to transport a person to a facility that is designated by the county for evaluation and treatment and is approved by the State Department of Health Care Services, as specified in paragraph (1).
(B)The written authorization specified in subparagraph (A) shall identify the name of the person to be transported, the name and title of the individual authorizing the transport, the date and time of the transport, the address at which the person was placed in the transport vehicle, and the facility to which the person was transported by the authorized emergency medical personnel.
(b)When determining if a person should be taken into custody pursuant to subdivision (a), the individual making that determination shall apply the provisions of Section 5150.05, and shall not be limited to consideration of the danger of imminent harm.
(c)The professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county shall assess the person to determine whether he or she the person can be properly served without being detained. If, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, the person can be properly served without being detained, he or she the person 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 subdivision shall not be interpreted to require peace officers to perform any additional duties other than those specified in Sections 5150.1 and 5150.2.
(d)Whenever a person is evaluated by a professional person in charge of a facility designated by the county for evaluation or treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person 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 pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be offered as determined by the county mental health director.
(e)If, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or the professional person designated by the county, the person cannot be properly served without being detained, the admitting facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the persons condition was called to the attention of the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, and stating that the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county 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, self or others, or gravely disabled. The application shall also record whether the historical course of the persons mental disorder was considered in the determination, pursuant to Section 5150.05. If the probable cause is based on the statement of a person other than the peace officer, professional person in charge of the facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment, member of the attending staff, or professional person designated by the county, the person shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a statement that he or she the person knows to be false. A copy of the application shall be treated as the original.
(f)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 persons personal property, the person taking him or her them 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 them into custody shall then furnish to the court a report generally describing the persons 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 persons 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 them 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.
(g)(1)Each person, at the time he or she the person is first taken into custody under this section, shall be provided, by the person who takes him or her them 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 their 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.
(h)The designated facility shall keep, for each patient evaluated, a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (g) 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 Health Care Services.
(i)(1)Each person admitted to a facility designated by the county for evaluation and treatment shall be given the following information by admission staff of the facility. 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 persons primary means of communication. Accommodations for other disabilities that may affect communication shall also be provided. The information shall be in substantially the following form:
My name is. |
My position here is. |
You are being placed into this psychiatric facility because it is our professional opinion that, as a result of a mental health disorder, you are likely to (check applicable): |
Harm yourself. |
(list of the facts upon which the allegation of dangerous |
You will be held for a period up to 72 hours. During the 72 hours you may also be transferred to another facility. You may request to be evaluated or treated at a facility of your choice. You may request to be evaluated or treated by a mental health professional of your choice. We cannot guarantee the facility or mental health professional you choose will be available, but we will honor your choice if we can. |
During these 72 hours you will be evaluated by the facility 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). Your 72-hour period began (date/time). |
(2)If the notice is given in a county where weekends and holidays are excluded from the 72-hour period, the patient shall be informed of this fact.
(j)For each patient admitted for evaluation and treatment, the facility shall keep with the patients medical record a record of the advisement given pursuant to subdivision (i), 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.
SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation on involuntary treatments, as specified in the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, and ambulance transportation services.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation on involuntary treatments, as specified in the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, and ambulance transportation services.
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| Sep 27, 2022 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 575, Statutes of 2022. |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0.). |
| Aug 30, 2022 | From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 30). |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. |
| Aug 23, 2022 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 25 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4984.). |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| Aug 2, 2022 | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| Jun 29, 2022 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Withdrawn from committee. |
| Jun 2, 2022 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| May 27, 2022 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| May 18, 2022 | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| May 9, 2022 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| May 4, 2022 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Jan 25, 2022 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 3363.) |
| Jan 19, 2022 | From inactive file. |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Rodriguez. |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Assembly Member Rodriguez. |
| May 24, 2021 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 20, 2021 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 20). |
| May 12, 2021 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 27, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 27). |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| Apr 21, 2021 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| Apr 8, 2021 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 15. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Aug 31, 2022 | AB 662 Rodriguez Concurrence in Senate Amendments | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 23, 2022 | Special Consent AB662 | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jan 24, 2022 | AB 662 Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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