Bill Text: CA SB1184 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mental health: involuntary treatment: antipsychotic medication.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-22 - In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. [SB1184 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1184-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1184

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Introduced by Senator Eggman

February 14, 2024

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An act to amend Section 5336 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1184, as introduced, Eggman. Mental health: involuntary treatment: antipsychotic medication.

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment of persons who are a danger to themselves or others, or who are gravely disabled, due to a mental disorder or chronic alcoholism or drug abuse for 72 hours for evaluation and treatment, as specified. If certain conditions are met after the 72-hour detention, the act authorizes the certification of the person for a 14-day maximum period of intensive treatment and then another 14-day or 30-day maximum period of intensive treatment after the initial 14-day period of intensive treatment. Existing law authorizes the administration of antipsychotic medication to a person who is detained for evaluation and treatment for any of those detention periods, and establishes a process for hearings to determine the person’s capacity to refuse the treatment. Existing law requires a determination of a person’s incapacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication to remain in effect only for the duration of the 72-hour period or initial 14-day intensive treatment period, or both, until capacity is restored, or by court determination.

This bill would additionally require the determination of a person’s incapacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication to remain in effect for the duration of the additional 14-day period or the additional 30-day period after the 14-day intensive treatment period, or all periods of treatment that are applicable.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 5336 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:

5336.

 Any A determination of a person’s incapacity to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication made pursuant to Section 5334 shall remain in effect only for the duration of the detention period described in Section 5150 or 5250, or both, or 5150, 5250, 5260, 5270.15, or all that are applicable, until capacity has been restored according to standards developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5332, or by court determination, whichever is sooner.