Plain English Breakdown
The official text mentions 'except as specified' regarding transport to emergency departments but does not define those exceptions in the provided summary.
AB-2405: Rules for Transporting People in Mental Health Crises
This law requires peace officers to transport people taken into custody due to a mental disorder to the closest designated facility or nearest appropriate emergency department and mandates quarterly reporting on these transports.
What This Bill Does
- Requires peace officers transporting a person with a mental disorder for assessment to take them to the closest designated facility by distance or time from where they were taken into custody.
- Requires law enforcement agencies transporting a person to an emergency department to use the nearest appropriate one, except as specified in the bill.
- Orders each law enforcement agency to submit quarterly reports to the Emergency Medical Services Authority containing information about these transports, including origin locations.
- Requires the state authority to publish summaries of these transport reports annually.
- Gives the state authority power to oversee compliance with these rules and conduct audits.
Who It Names or Affects
- Peace officers transporting people taken into custody for mental disorders
- Law enforcement agencies handling emergency transports
- The Emergency Medical Services Authority
Terms To Know
- Designated facility
- A specific place where a person is transported for assessment, evaluation, and crisis intervention.
- Emergency Medical Services Authority
- The state group responsible for coordinating emergency medical services activities that receives reports on these transports.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states there are exceptions to the nearest facility rule but does not list what those specific exceptions are.
- Reimbursement for costs mandated by this law depends on a future determination by the Commission on State Mandates.