Bill > SB367

This bill makes several significant changes to California's mental health laws, particularly those related to involuntary mental health treatment and conservatorship. The bill modifies the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act and the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act to improve mental health assessments and treatment processes. Key provisions include requiring mental health assessments to consider a person's historical records, expanding who can recommend conservatorship for gravely disabled individuals, and establishing more detailed requirements for individualized treatment plans. The bill requires treatment plans to specify goals for stabilization, evidence-based treatment, and movement to less-restrictive settings, and mandates that courts review these plans. It also introduces new procedures for conservatorship investigations, including investigating alternatives like probate conservatorship and assisted outpatient treatment before recommending LPS conservatorship. Additionally, the bill enhances confidentiality provisions for CARE Act proceedings and allows courts more flexibility in ordering evaluations and managing conservatorships. The changes aim to provide more comprehensive, individualized mental health interventions while maintaining patient rights and privacy.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Justice

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