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CA SB 402

Title: Involuntary commitment.
Author: Aisha Wahab

Summary
SB 402, as amended, Wahab. Involuntary commitment. Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, authorizes 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, among others, by peace officers and 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 additionally authorize a person to be taken into custody, pursuant to those provisions, by a licensed mental health professional, as defined.

Status
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Bill Documents
CA SB 402 - 01/12/24 - Amended Senate
01/12/24 - CA SB 402 (01/12/24 - Amended Senate)

CA SB 402 - 01/03/24 - Amended Senate
01/03/24 - CA SB 402 (01/03/24 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 402 - 02/09/23 - Introduced
02/09/23 - CA SB 402 (02/09/23 - Introduced)

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