Process

Cal. WIC § 5974

California Statutes

The following adult persons may file a petition to commence the CARE process: (

a) A person with whom the respondent resides. (

b) A spouse, parent, sibling, child, or grandparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to the respondent. (

c) The director of a hospital in which the respondent is hospitalized, including hospitalized pursuant to

Section or 5250, or the director’s designee. (

d) The director of a public or charitable organization, agency, or home, or their designee, who has, within the previous days, provided or who is currently providing behavioral health services to the respondent or in whose institution the respondent resides. (

e) A licensed behavioral health professional, or their designee, who is, or has been within the previous days, either supervising the treatment of, or treating the respondent for a mental illness. (

f) A first responder, including a peace officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, mobile crisis response worker, or homeless outreach worker, who has had repeated interactions with the respondent in the form of multiple arrests, multiple detentions and transportation pursuant to

Section 5150, multiple attempts to engage the respondent in voluntary treatment, or other repeated efforts to aid the respondent in obtaining professional assistance. (

g) The public guardian or public conservator, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

h) The director of a county behavioral health agency, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

i) The director of county adult protective services, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

j) The director of a California Indian health services program, California tribal behavioral health department, who has, within the previous days, provided or who is currently providing behavioral health services to the respondent, or the director’s designee. (

k) The judge of a tribal court located in California before which the respondent has appeared within the previous days, or the judge’s designee. (

l) The respondent.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. WIC § 5974
Date2023-09-30
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierWIC5974.20232837

Process

Cal. WIC § 5974

California Statutes

Process

Cal. WIC § 5974

California Statutes

The following adult persons may file a petition to commence the CARE process: (

a) A person with whom the respondent resides. (

b) A spouse, parent, sibling, child, or grandparent or an individual who stands in loco parentis to the respondent. (

c) The director of a hospital in which the respondent is hospitalized, including hospitalized pursuant to

Section or 5250, or the director’s designee. (

d) The director of a public or charitable organization, agency, or home, or their designee, who has, within the previous days, provided or who is currently providing behavioral health services to the respondent or in whose institution the respondent resides. (

e) A licensed behavioral health professional, or their designee, who is, or has been within the previous days, either supervising the treatment of, or treating the respondent for a mental illness. (

f) A first responder, including a peace officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, mobile crisis response worker, or homeless outreach worker, who has had repeated interactions with the respondent in the form of multiple arrests, multiple detentions and transportation pursuant to

Section 5150, multiple attempts to engage the respondent in voluntary treatment, or other repeated efforts to aid the respondent in obtaining professional assistance. (

g) The public guardian or public conservator, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

h) The director of a county behavioral health agency, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

i) The director of county adult protective services, or their designee, of the county in which the respondent resides or is found. (

j) The director of a California Indian health services program, California tribal behavioral health department, who has, within the previous days, provided or who is currently providing behavioral health services to the respondent, or the director’s designee. (

k) The judge of a tribal court located in California before which the respondent has appeared within the previous days, or the judge’s designee. (

l) The respondent.

Document details

CollectionCalifornia Statutes
CitationCal. WIC § 5974
Date2023-09-30
Typestatute
Languageen
SourceCA_STAT
IdentifierWIC5974.20232837