(a) The mental health treatment program shall
only be for inmate-patients with diagnosable mental disorder who require
24-hour mental health care.
(b)
Each mental health treatment program shall have a clinical director who shall
direct the clinical program, provide general direction to professional and
nonprofessional staff and be responsible for the quality of clinical services
performed in the facility.
(c) The
clinical director of mental health treatment program, in consultation with
other mental health professionals, shall develop and implement written policies
and procedures for the mental health treatment program.
(d) There shall be preadmission patient
screening for each inmate-patient completed by the clinical director or his or
her designee.
(e) Release of
medical records or mental health treatment information concerning any
inmate-patient shall be only as authorized under Section 5328 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code.
(f)
Involuntary mental health treatment including involuntary medication, shall be
provided only as authorized under Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code, as interpreted by the courts.
Notes
Cal. Code
Regs. Tit. 22, §
79741
1. New
section filed 6-10-94; operative 1-1-96 pursuant to Health and Safety Code
section
1250
(Register 94, No. 23).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a),
Health and Safety Code; and Sections
5325
and
5328,
Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 56 et seq. and 1798 et seq.,
Civil Code; Sections
990 et seq.
and
1158,
Evidence Code; Sections 1250(j), 1254, 1278, 1293.9 and 1795, et seq., Health
and Safety Code; Sections
5150
et seq. and
5328-
5330,
Welfare and Institutions Code; and Keyhae v. Rushen, 178 Cal App. 3d 526
(1986).
1. New section filed
6-10-94; operative 1-1-96 pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
1250
(Register 94, No. 23).
