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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The county behavioral health director may develop procedures for the county's designation and training of professionals who will be designated to perform functions under Section 5150. These procedures may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The license types, practice disciplines, and clinical experience of professionals eligible to be designated by the county.
(2) The initial and ongoing training and testing requirements for professionals eligible to be designated by the county.
(3) The application and approval processes for professionals seeking to be designated by the county, including the timeframe for initial designation and procedures for renewal of the designation.
(4) The county's process for monitoring and reviewing professionals designated by the county to ensure appropriate compliance with state law, regulations, and county procedures.
(b) A county behavioral health director may develop a training for the procedures for designation developed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) If a county behavioral health director denies or revokes an individual's designation, the county behavioral health director shall, in writing, notify the person who made the request for designation of the individual and the individual who is the subject of the request for designation describing the reasons for denial or revocation.
(d) Designated members of a mobile crisis team and designated professional persons shall not be prohibited from transporting a person taken into custody pursuant to Section 5150.
(e) If the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento develops procedures pursuant to subdivision (a), the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento shall, by April 1, 2022, issue a written policy regarding the procedures developed pursuant to subdivision (a). The policy shall address, at a minimum, the topics identified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). The policy shall require the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento to designate individuals employed by the City of Sacramento who are also members of a mobile crisis team or who are also professional persons if all of the following are true:
(1) The City of Sacramento submits a written request to the county behavioral health director.
(2) The individuals meet the requirements for designation included in the policy.
(3) If the county behavioral health director of the County of Sacramento has developed a training pursuant to subdivision (b), the individuals have completed that training.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 5121 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-5121/
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