Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 1109

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

Section 1109 - Acute Mental Health Care

Acute mental health care means that level of voluntary or involuntary 24 hour care that is required to provide ongoing intensive evaluation and treatment by mental health staff to inmate-patients suffering from severe mental disorder. Acute levels of care include, but are not limited to:

(1) treatment of acute levels of severe mental disorder or

(2) clinical restraint and seclusion. Such inmate-patients are those, who if in the community, would require the services of a licensed health facility providing 24-hour acute mental health care. Such facilities include but are not limited to psychiatric health facilities or acute psychiatric hospitals.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1109

1. New section filed 7-14-94; operative 1-2-96 (Register 94, No. 28).
2. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 789 to new section 1109 filed 8-31-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 34).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1250.1(a)(12) and 1267.10(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety Code.