Seclusion and restraint: developmental services: health facilities.
It became law on Sep 28, 2015.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Latest action
- Sep 28, 2015
What it does
Existing law requires the Secretary of California Health and Human Services to develop technical assistance and training programs to support the efforts of community care facilities, group homes, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and mental health rehabilitation centers, among others, to reduce or eliminate the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints in these facilities. Existing law requires specified entities within the California Health and Human Services Agency to take steps to establish a system of mandatory, consistent, timely, and publicly accessible data collection regarding the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints in state hospitals operated by the…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.