CA SB 1184

Title: Mental health: involuntary treatment: antipsychotic medication.
Author: Susan Talamantes Eggman

Summary
SB 1184, as amended, 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, during the 30-day period of intensive treatment, as specified, also authorizes up to an additional 30 days of intensive treatment if certain conditions are met. Existing law authorizes the administration of antipsychotic medication to a person who is detained for evaluation and treatment for any of those detention periods, except for the second 30-day period, 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 authorize the administration of antipsychotic medication to a person who is detained for the second 30-day period. The bill would require an order for treatment with antipsychotic medication to remain in effect at the beginning of the 14-day period, or the additional 30-day period after the 14-day intensive treatment period, or the second 30-day period, provided that a petition for a new determination on the question of capacity has been filed, and would require the order to remain in effect until the court hears a petition for that detention period and issues a decision.

Status
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

Bill Documents
CA SB 1184 - 05/02/24 - Amended Senate
05/02/24 - CA SB 1184 (05/02/24 - Amended Senate)