HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012003 - 2003-144 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ,,/
Adopted this Resolution on Y'MM 25,2003 by the following vote:
AYES: ueYJP'MIS'M MIA, TJI KWA, CM2, GLOM AND t6.SllTnNrFJ2
NOES: 1M
ABSENT: NCS
ABSTAIN: NM RESOLUTION NO.2003/144
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC FACILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER WELFARE&
INSTITUTIONS CODE 5000.THIS SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUS BOARD
RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO WELFARE&INSTITUTIONS CODE 5000 et seq.
KNOWN AS THE LANTERMA.N-PETRIS-SHORT ACT.
THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY RESOLVES THAT:
1. This resolution supersedes all previous Board resolutions, and or amendments,pertaining to the Welfare
and Institutions Code Section 5000 et seq.,and the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.
H. Under California Law, Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5000 et seq., provision is made that the
Board of Supervisors designate facilities that are authorized to involuntarily detain persons in order to
provide evaluation and treatment services, and intensive treatment, and that such facilities be approved
by the State Department of Mental Health. The Board designates the following hospitals as facilities
for involuntary psychiatric detention:
A: Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
2500 Alhambra Avenue,Martinez,California 94553
B: Mt. Diablo Medical Pavilion of John Muir/Mt.Diablo Health System
2740 Grant St.,Concord, California 94520
III. Under California Law,Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5150,provision is made that the following
persons may, upon probable cause, take a person into custody, or cause the person to be taken into
custody, and place the person in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State
Department of Mental Health as a facility for 72-hour evaluation and treatment. The persons who may
take such actions include:
1. Peace officers,including park peace officers and regional park peace officers;
2. A member of the attending staff of the evaluation facility(so designated by the county)who is
authorized to admit a person involuntarily. [California Code of Regulations, Title 9, Section 823 et
seq.]
3. As designated by the Local Mental Health Director, professional staff of Contra Costa Health
Services' Mental Health Division, including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers,
Marriage and Family Therapists, Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Licensed
Psychiatric Technicians [California Code of Regulations,Title 9, Section 622 et seq.]
IV. For Designees herein, all rights and procedural protection of clients are to be strictly adhered to as
outlined in the Welfare and Institutions Code, in state and federal judicial decisions interpreting these
statutes, and all other federal and state statutes and regulations, including reporting obligations.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
Contact: Donna Wigand(957-5111)
cc: Health Services Director Attested: FE01 zY 25,2003
Mental Health Director John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Executive Director,CCRMC Supervisors and County Administrator
County Counsel
Chief Operating Officer/Mt.Diablo Medical
Pavilion of John Muir/Mt.Diablo Health System
2740 Grant Street
Concord,CA 94520
By: ,Deputy