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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06091987 - 1.4 (2) TO BbARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Director Cwtra Health Services Department CWIQ DATE : June 4, 1987 'Cour "1 SUBJECT: Designating facilities, agencies, professionals and other "`1 persons as Investigators and Conservators under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5000 ff. RESOLUTION NO . 87/343 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION,(S) & BACKGROUND' AND JUSTIFICATION LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT; DESIGNATING FACILITIES, AGENCIES, PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER PERSONS, INVESTIGATORS AND CONSERVATORS, UNDER WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTIONS 5000ff. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES that: I. Pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Division 5 Sections 5000ff) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, this Board hereby rescinds its Resolution Numbers 83/826 and 83/1051. II. FACILITY DESIGNATION. Pursuant to Sections 5150, 5250, 5260 and 5301, the following are designated as facilities by this Board (A) for 72-hour treatment, intensive treatment, and evaluation for men- tally disordered persons (Sections 5150, 5352); (B) for evaluation, comprehensive evaluation, detention, involuntary treatment, and/or intensive treatment of persons which are dangerous .to self or others/or gravely disabled persons as a result of mental disorder (Sections 5225, 5230, 5654, 5352); (C) for intensive treatment for an initial 14-day period (Section 5260): 1. The Contra Costa County Hospital, and 2. Napa State Hospital at Imola (Sections 4100, 7200) , this designation being limited to clause (B) and (C) above, and post-certification treatment pursuant to Section 5304; and 3. U.S. Veterans Administration Hospitals in California, for eligible veterans, including post-certification treatment pursuant to Section 5304; and 4. East Bay Hospital located at 820 23rd Street, Richmond; and 5. Walnut Creek Hospital, 175 La Casa Via, Walnut Creek, CA. III. INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION. Pursuant to Sections 5150, the following are designated as the professional persons with the authority to take or cause to be taken into custody, mentally disordered persons pursuant to the Policy and Procedure approved by the Board of Supervisors, October 18, 1984. These persons CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; X YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON :Tune 9 , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER RESOLUTION NO , 87/343 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE j�SHOWN.. CC: (See back page.). ATTESTED _ JUN 9 1987 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY M382/7-83 DEPUTY -2- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUN'T'Y, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. are designees with the ability to delegate their authority to the licensed pro- fessional staff within the auspices of the specific service site with which they are associated: 1. William Walker, M.D., Contra Costa County Health Services Department Medical Director limited to the following services sites: (a) Contra Costa County Hospital, 2500 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez; (b) East County Community Mental Health Clinic sites, 550 School Street, . Pittsburg; and 2400 Sycamore Drive, Antioch; (c) West County Community Mental Health Center sites, 232 Broadway, Richmond; 38th and Bissell Streets, Richmond; 1025 Macdonald Street, . Richmond; 256 24th Street, Richmond; (d) Central County Community Mental Health Center, 2025 Port Chicago Highway, Concord; (e) Forensic Mental Health, 1000 Ward Street, Martinez; (f) Conservatorship, 624 Ferry Street, Martinez 2. Hubert F. Zappas, M.D.,, for Kaiser Foundation Hospital, 200 Muir Road, Martinez; 3. Jerome V. Holland, M.D., for the Veterans Administration Medical Center, 150 Muir Road, Martinez; 4. Stuart B. Shikora, M.D., for Mount Diablo Hospital, Emergency Department, 2540 East Street, Concord; 5. Charles Pollack, M.D. for Nierika House, 1659 Solano Way, Concord; 6. Stephen Heisler, M.D., for East Bay Hospital, 820 23rd Street, Richmond; 7. Jon Whalen, M.D., for CPC Walnut Creek Hospital, 175 La Casa Via, Walnut Creek; 8. Douglas Bond, M.F.C.C., for Lions Gate, 100 Glacier Drive, Martinez. IV. CONSERVATORSHIP 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 investigation (Sections 5009 (g), 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 Social Services) , 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) , and the Health Services Director is responsible for administering these matters and he shall make the designations referred to in Sections 5151, 5208, 5228 and 5251. 3. The County's Health Services Director, Health Services Department, and Social Services Director, Social Service Department 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). (Continued) RESOLUTION'iNO . 87/343 -3- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. V. CONSERVATORS. Pursuant to Section 5355, Mark Finucane, Director, County Health Services Department, is the County Public Conservator; and the Health Services Department and Social Services Department may designate officers or employees to serve as Deputy Conservators. VI. PROPERTY TRUST OFFICER. The Board has appointed Mark Finucane as Public Conservator and Public Guardian, and Mark Finucane having appointed a Property Trust Officer and Deputy Conservator; and Mark Finucane having recommended that the designated Trust Officer be authorized to take all necessary actions to manage and conserve the income and assets of persons for whoa. the court has designated Health Services Department to act as LPS Conservator of Estate or Probate Conservator of Estate. VII. EFFECTIVE DATE. The designations and statements made herein are effective one month fron the date of action of the Board of Supervisors. cc: Presiding Judge, Superior Court Probate Judge District Attorney County Counsel Director, Health Services Department William Walker, M.D., Health Services Medical Director Social Service Director Auditor-Controller County Administrator Health Services Contracts and Grants Unit Executive Director, Phoenix Program, Inc. Executive Director, Health Delivery Systems, Inc Napa State Hospital Jerome V. Holland, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, Muir Road Hubert F. Zappas, M.D., Kaiser Foundation, Muir Road Stuart B. Shikora, M.D., Mount Diablo Hospital, Emerg Dpt. Charles Pollack, M.D., Nierika House Stephen Heisler, M.D., East Bay Hospital Jon Whalen, M.D., Walnut Creek Hospital Douglas Bond, M.F.C.C., Lions Gate RESOLUTION NO . 87/343