HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-1249 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIF)RNIA
In the Matter of:
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act; RESOLUTION NO. 81/ 1249
Designating Facilities, Agencies,
Professional and Other Persons,
Investigators and Conservators
under 'Welfare & Institutions Code
Sections 5000 ff.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES that:
I. Pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Division 5
Sections 5000 ff) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) , this
Board hereby rescinds its Resolutions Nos. 76/896 and 81/461 , and
makes the following designations and statements :
II. Facilities. Pursuant to Sections 5150 , 5170 , 5225 , 5230 ,
5654 , 5250 and 5260 , the following are designated as facilities:
'�(A) for 72-hour treatment, intensive treatment, and
evaluation for mentally disordered Persons (Sections 5150 , 5352)
and inebriates (Section 5170) ;
for evaluation, comprehensive')rehensive evaluation, detention,
involuntary treatment, and/or intensive treatment of chrnnic
alcoholics, drug users, and/or gravely disabled persons '(Sections
5225 , 5230 , 5654 , 5352) ;
(C) for intensive treatment for an initial 14-day period
(Section 5260) :
1. the Contra Costa County Hospital , as to which the Board
states '(pursuant to Section 5176) that there exists therein ( and in
this County) facilities suitable for the care and treatment of
inebriates;
2 . the Napa State Hospital at Imola ( Sections 4100 , 7200 ) ,
this designation being limited to Clause (C) above; and
3. U. S. Veterans Administration Hospitals in California,
for eligible veterans, including post-certification treatment
pursuant to Section 5304 ,
III. Agencies, _ Persons and Investigators. Pursuant to Sections
5008,(g) , 5201, 5202 , and 5351, the following are designated as
agencies for the following functions:
1. the County Social Service Department is the agency, and
its employees are the persons, to provide conservatorship investi-
gation (Sections 5009 (8) , 5351.) , and in connection therewith it may
contract (through the County) with other public agencies (such as
the Community Services Division of the State Department of Benefit
Payments) in order to obtain Persons most skilled in this type of
work.
2 . the County Health Services Department is the agency , and
its staff are the persons, to provide pre-petition screening and to
prepare and file Petitions for evaluation (Sections 5201, 5202) 1
and the Health Services Director is responsible for administering
these matters and he shall make the designations referred to in
REQOT
"�' LJUTTO"'T 81/1249
Sections 5151, 5208 , 5228 and 5251;
3. the County' s Health Services Director, Health Sarvices
Department, Social Services Director, Social Service and Probation
Departments and Public Guardian are the agencies, officers and/or
employees which may be appointed conservator (Section 5355) .- and
4 . the County' s Social Service Director and Department,
Health Services Director, and Health Services Department are the
agencies, officers and/or employees which may be appointed
temporary conservator ,'(Section 5352) .
IV. Professional and Other Persons. Pursuant to Sections
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5150 and 5170 , the following are designated as the professional
persons and other persons referred to in these sections for taking
(or causing to be taken) into custody and placement of mentally
disordered persons (Section 5150) and inebriates (Section 5170) :
l. All physicians and surgeons, clinical psychologists,
and marriage counselors, licensed to practice in California;
2 . All physicians employed by the U. S. Veterans Administration
in California;
3. Gordon Soares and LaVonne Peck of the Contra Costa County
Health Services Department; and
4. Robert E. Jornlin, Al Croutch , John Lee and Peter Koster
of the Contra Costa County Social Service Department,
V. Conservators. Pursuant to Section 5355 , the County' s
Health Services Department, Social Service and Probation Departments
and Public Guardian ( and/or any officers or employees thereof) , are
designated as suitable agencies, officers, and employees to serve
as conservators.
Vi. Effective Date, The designations and statements made
herein are ef-fiectiVe—N6—vember 2 , 1981.
PASSED on October 27 1981, unanimously by the Supervisors present.
AYES: Supervisors Fanden, ScChroder, MePeak, Torlakson, Powers
NOES: Supervisors None
ABSENT: Supervisors None
CERTIFIED COPY
I certify that this is a full, true & correct copy of
the original document which Is on wo in my office.
`0—sidin- Judr�e Superior Court and that It was passed & adopted b-,, the Dvard of
Supervisors cf Cortra CO. E'a Count-, Ca'Mrnia, on
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the date shown. ATTEST: 6l,QS6N, Count",
Dlstrict At-orney Clerk&ex-officto Clerk of said Board of Supervisors',
t �rby Deputy Clerk.
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RESOLUTION NO. 81/ 1249