Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 548

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 548 - Continuing Care Services

Continuing Care Services, which means services designed and staffed to provide, directly or indirectly, the mental health and other community-based assistance required to assure continuity of care and maintenance for adults and minors whose mental or emotional disabilities preclude independent functioning. These services are provided through the following:

(a) Case Management, which means services designed and staffed to provide continuity of care within the mental health system, to prevent neglect or exploitation of the mentally disabled, and to the extent possible, to prevent rehospitalization. The intent is to identify individuals in need, track and monitor progress and movement within the system, and to intervene as needed, directly, or indirectly, to assure the availability and adequacy of treatment services and necessary mental health social services.

(b) Conservatorship, which means services designed for the financial and personal protection of individuals deemed to be gravely disabled under the provisions of the Act. Conservatorship services are:

(1) Conservatorship Investigation, which means services provided by a designated investigator or agency to collect, assess, and document for the court of jurisdiction the psychosocial and financial information necessary to support or deny a finding of grave disability consistent with established statutory criteria, evaluate the feasibility of available alternatives to conservatorship, and make a recommendation to the court about conservatorship status and continuing care needs.

(2) Conservatorship Administration, which means services provided by a designated conservator to manage a conservatee's financial resources and to assure the availability and adequacy of necessary treatment services and mental health social services.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 548

1. Editorial correction adding NOTE filed 10-26-82 (Register 82, No. 44).
2. Amendment filed 8-23-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-19-84.
3. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 8-23-83 by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(f) (Register 84, No. 15).
4. Amendment filed 2-27-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-27-84.
5. Editorial correction of HISTORY NOTE No. 4 (Register 84, No. 28).
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY NOTE No. 4 (Register 84, No. 34).
7. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 8-14-84 and filed 9-28-84 (Register 84, No. 39).

Note: Authority cited: Section 5705.1, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5600, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. Editorial correction adding Note filed 10-26-82 (Register 82, No. 44).
2. Amendment filed 8-23-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-19-84.
3. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 8-23-83 by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(f) (Register 84, No. 15).
4. Amendment filed 2-27-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-27-84.
5. Editorial correction of HISTORY Note No. 4 (Register 84, No. 28).
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY Note No. 4 (Register 84, No. 34).
7. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 8-14-84 and filed 9-28-84 (Register 84, No. 39).