Section 5977.4.
5977.4. (a) In all CARE Act proceedings, the judge shall control the proceedings during the hearings with a view to the expeditious and effective ascertainment of the jurisdictional facts and the ascertainment of all information relative to the present condition and future welfare of the respondent. Except when there is a contested issue of fact or […]
Section 5978.
5978. (a) A court may refer an individual from assisted outpatient treatment, as well as from conservatorship proceedings pursuant Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5 (LPS conservatorship) to CARE Act proceedings. If the individual is being referred from assisted outpatient treatment, the county behavioral health director or their designee shall […]
Section 5979.
5979. (a) (1) If, at any time during the proceedings, the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is not participating in the CARE process, after the respondent receives notice, or is not adhering to their CARE plan, after the respondent receives notice, the court may terminate the respondent’s participation in the CARE process. […]
Section 5980.
5980. (a) Subject to appropriation, the department, in consultation with disability rights groups, county behavioral health and aging agencies, individuals with lived expertise, families, racial justice experts, and other appropriate stakeholders, shall provide optional training and technical resources for volunteer supporters on the CARE process, community services and supports, supported decisionmaking, people with behavioral health conditions, […]
Section 5981.
5981. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the respondent may have a supporter present in any meeting, judicial proceeding, status hearing, or communication related to any of the following: (1) An evaluation. (2) Development of a CARE agreement or CARE plan. (3) Establishing a psychiatric advance directive. (4) Development of a graduation plan. (b) A supporter is intended to […]
Section 5981.5.
5981.5. (a) The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission at the State Bar shall provide funding to qualified legal services projects, as defined in Sections 6213 to 6214.5, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used to provide legal counsel appointed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976, for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters […]
Section 5982.
5982. (a) The CARE plan may include only the following: (1) Behavioral health services funded through the 1991 and 2011 Realignment, Medi-Cal behavioral health, health care plans and insurers, and services supported by the Mental Health Services Act pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800). (2) Medically necessary stabilization medications, to the extent not described in paragraph […]
Section 5983.
5983. (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency, or a designated department within the agency, shall do both of the following: (1) Engage an independent, research-based entity, as described in Section 5986, to advise on the development of data-driven process and outcome measures to guide the planning, collaboration, reporting, and evaluation of the CARE Act pursuant […]
Section 5984.
5984. (a) For purposes of implementing this part, the California Health and Human Services Agency and the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this part shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part […]
Section 5985.
5985. (a) The department shall develop, in consultation with county behavioral health agencies, other relevant state or local government entities, disability rights groups, individuals with lived experience, families, counsel, racial justice experts, and other appropriate stakeholders, an annual CARE Act report. The department shall post the annual report on its internet website. (b) County behavioral health agencies […]