H-1100 Incarcerated Person Emergency Psychatric Care.pdf

KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Detentions Bureau Policies and Procedures TITLE: INCARCERATED PERSON EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC CARE H-1100 EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: August 25, 2015 07-11-24 07-11-24 APPROVED BY: Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Cindy Cisneros REFERENCE: Welfare and Institutions Code 5150 (et seq.), DBPPM H-300 POLICY The purpose of this policy is to establish procedures for obtaining emergency psychiatric care for incarcerated people in custody, or upon release from custody, pursuant to Section 5150 (et seq.) of the Welfare and Institutions Code. DEFINITION(S): For the purpose of this policy, the following definitions shall apply: • 5150: The common name for an emergency psychiatric 72-hour hold, as detailed in the California Welfare and Institutions Code 5150 (et seq.) which stipulates that an individual who as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to themselves, or gravely disabled can be taken into the custody and evaluated at a facility designa