Title: Crisis and 5150 Process » FERC
Headings: Crisis and 5150 Process
Crisis and 5150 Process
What You Need To Know During A Crisis
How do I know if I should call 911?
What do I do after 911 is called?
What is a 5150 or 72-hour hold?
What makes someone eligible for a 5150?
What is a "5250"?
Confidentiality And Rights
How to Receive Information about your Loved One
How to Share Information about your Loved One
What are other important laws for family members to know about?
AB 1194
SB 1152
What is a Patient Rights Advocate?
What is a Certification Review Hearing?

Content: SB 1152
SB 1152 requires hospitals to revise current discharge policies to assist homeless patients in preparing for their return to the community by helping them identify a post-discharge destination, with priority given to identifying a sheltered destination with supportive services. Prior to discharging a homeless patient, hospitals are required to document and perform a checklist of events, such as offering the homeless patient a meal, screening for infectious disease, weather-appropriate clothing and transportation to a certain destination within a 30-mile radius. Hospitals must also have a written plan for coordinating services and referrals for homeless patients with the county behavioral health agency, health care and social services agencies in the region, health care providers and nonprofit social services providers. Each hospital will be required to maintain a log of the homeless patients discharged from their facilities and the post-discharge destinations. What is a Patient Rights Advocate? Patients’ Rights Advocates are a part of the Mental Health Association of Alameda County, our sister program. Patients’ Rights advocates are available to provide education and consu