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Adopt attached resolution to authorize the implementation and application of Article 4.7 of Chapter 2 of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, i.e., California Welfare and Institutions Code ? 5270.10 et seq. in Monterey County to provide for an additional 30-day period of intensive inpatient psychiatric treatment as an alternative to filing a petition for Conservatorship when a limited amount of additional time is needed to stabilize an individual in involuntary inpatient care.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt attached resolution to authorize the implementation and application of Article 4.7 of Chapter 2 of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, i.e., California Welfare and Institutions Code ? 5270.10 et seq. in Monterey County to provide for an additional 30-day period of intensive inpatient psychiatric treatment as an alternative to filing a petition for Conservatorship when a limited amount of additional time is needed to stabilize an individual in involuntary inpatient care.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS) states that a mentally disabled person deemed to be in serious need of mental health treatment may be involuntarily admitted for a 72-hour hold under the California Welfare and Institutions (W&I) Code ? 5150, and if needed for an additional 14 days (W&I Code ? 5250). In some case where the combined 17 days is not a sufficient period of time to stabilize someone with a serious mental health problem, the County currently requires a petition for a Temporary Conservatorship (T-Con) to be filed by the Public Guardian in order to provide up to 30 days of additional intensive treatment. Filing a petition of conservatorship is a significant event for the affected individuals, and requires extensive time and involvement from several departments. W&I Code ? 5270.10 et seq. (hereinafter section 5270) is an alternative to the significant legal steps of filing a T-Con petition. Its provisions were ena...
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