Conservatorship: serious mental illness and substance use disorders.
It became law on Oct 2, 2019.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Oct 2, 2019
What it does
Existing law establishes a procedure, until January 1, 2024, for the County of Los Angeles, the County of San Diego, and the City and County of San Francisco, if the board of supervisors authorizes the appointment of a conservator for a person who is incapable of caring for the person's own health and well-being due to a serious mental illness and substance use disorder, as evidenced by frequent detention for evaluation and treatment, which is 8 or more detentions for evaluation and treatment in the preceding 12 months. Existing law automatically terminates a conservatorship initiated pursuant to these provisions one year after the appointment of the conservator unless the court specifies a…
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