Detention of Persons with a Mental Health Condition for Evaluation and Treatment
Cal. WIC § 5154
California Statutes
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a) Notwithstanding
Section 5113, if the provisions of
Section have been met, the professional person in charge of the facility providing 72-hour treatment and evaluation, their designee, the medical director of the facility or their designee described in
Section 5152, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released before the end of hours pursuant to this article. (
b) The professional person in charge of the facility providing 72-hour treatment and evaluation, their designee, the medical director of the facility or their designee described in
Section 5152, the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment, or the psychologist shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released at the end of the hours pursuant to this article. (
c) The peace officer responsible for the detainment of the person shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released at or before the end of the hours pursuant to this article. (
d) A member of a mobile crisis team or a professional person who has been designated by the county pursuant to
Section and who detains or transports a person pursuant to
Section shall not, as a result of detaining or transporting the person, be civilly or criminally liable for any action by the person if the person is released at or before the end of the hours pursuant to this article. (
e) The amendments to this
section made by Assembly Bill of the 2003–04 Regular Session shall not be construed to revise or expand the scope of practice of psychologists, as defined in