California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5347

WIC § 5347 Effective Jan 1, 2021Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)In a county or group of counties where services are available pursuant to Section 5348, a person who is determined by the court to be subject to subdivision (a) of Section 5346 may voluntarily enter into an agreement for services under this section.

(b)(1) After a petition for an order for assisted outpatient treatment is filed, but before the conclusion of the hearing on the petition, the person who is the subject of the petition, or the person’s legal counsel with the person’s consent, may waive the right to an assisted outpatient treatment hearing for the purpose of obtaining treatment under a settlement agreement, provided that an examining licensed mental health treatment provider states that the person can survive safely in the community. The settlement agreement may not exceed 180 days in duration and shall be agreed to by all parties.

(2)The settlement agreement shall be in writing, be approved by the court, and include a treatment plan developed by the community-based program that will provide services that provide treatment in the least restrictive manner consistent with the needs of the person who is the subject of the petition.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 140, Sec. 4. (AB 1976) Effective January 1, 2021. Operative July 1, 2021, by its own provisions.