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Lanterman Conservatorship's Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Conservatorships LPS conservatorships are used to care for adults with serious mental health illnesses who need special care. These conservatorships are used for people who usually need very restrictive living arrangements (like living in locked facilities) and require extensive mental health treatment (like very powerful drugs to control behavior). Welfare & Institutions Code 5000-et seq Conservatees in LPS conservatorships cannot or will not agree to the special living arrangements or treatment on their own. LPS conservatorships must be started by a local government agency. courts.ca.gov The Act in effect ended all hospital commitments by the judiciary system, except in the case of criminal sentencing, e.g., convicted sexual offenders, and those who were "gravely disabled", defined as unable to obtain food, clothing, or housing [Conservatorship of Susan T., 8 Cal. 4th 1005 (1994)]. It did not, however, impede the right of voluntary commitments. It expanded the evaluative power of psychiatrists and created provisions and criteria for holds. Wiki Pedia
Summary of Harry Gin's Presentation Consumer's Guide to Lanterman Act LPS Phamplet LPS Guide AB 1424	Summary by Daniel Pone, Esq. Mental Health Insurance Parity AB 88 Gail Evanguelidi & Kathy Van Dyke Office of the Public Guardian which is the office in the Dept of Mental Health that manages conservatorships. 310-288-9749 Referrals to the Public Guardian's Office are accepted only from mental health professionals designated to evaluate for both the grave disability (inability to provide for one's basic personal needs for food, clothing or shelter) and the mental disorder Steps to obtain LPS Conservatorship in Los Angeles County
PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................. 5000-5120 CHAPTER 2. INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT Article 1. Detention of Mentally Disordered Persons for Evaluation and Treatment .......................... 5150-5157 Article 1.5. Detention of Inebriates for Evaluation and Treatment ....................................... 5170-5176 Article 2. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Mentally Disordered Persons ........................................... 5200-5213 Article 3. Court-Ordered Evaluation for Persons Impaired by Chronic Alcoholism or Drug Abuse .................. 5225-5230 Article 4. Certification for Intensive Treatment ........... 5250-5259.3 Article 4.5. Additional Intensive Treatment of Suicidal Persons ......................................... 5260-5268 Article 4.7. Additional Intensive Treatment ............ 5270.10-5270.65 Article 5. Judicial Review ................................... 5275-5278 Article 6. Postcertification Procedures for Imminently Dangerous Persons ................................. 5300-5309 Article 7. Legal and Civil Rights of Persons Involuntarily Detained .......................................... 5325-5337 Article 8. Community Controlled Substances Treatment Services 5340-5344 Article 9. The Assisted Outpatient Treatment Demonstration Project Act of 2002 ............................. 5345-5349.5 CHAPTER 3. CONSERVATORSHIP FOR GRAVELY DISABLED PERSONS ....... 5350-5372 CHAPTER 4. ADMINISTRATION ..................................... 5400-5405 CHAPTER 6.2. MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY Article 1. General Provisions ................................... 5500 Article 2. Patients' Rights Office ........................... 5510-5514 Article 3. County Advocates .................................. 5520-5523 Article 4. Access to Clients .................................... 5530 Article 5. Access to Records ................................. 5540-5546 Article 6. Penalties ............................................ 5550