California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 1 - Department of Mental Health
Chapter 16 - State Hospital Operations
Article 7 - Admissions
Section 4713 - Appropriate Placement of Individuals Found Incompetent to Stand Trial According to Medical Records Review
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The Department of State Hospitals shall evaluate the medical records provided in the commitment packet to determine the appropriate facility for admission according to the medical needs of the individual.
(b) A triage nurse in the admissions unit of the state hospital under consideration for the individual's placement shall review the medical records provided in the commitment packet.
(c) Upon review, the triage nurse in the admissions unit of the state hospital under consideration for the individual's placement shall consult with the chief physician and surgeon or designee in that admissions unit to determine whether the particular state hospital is able to provide the necessary care or services to the individual.
(d) The chief physician and surgeon or designee in the admissions unit of the state hospital under consideration for the individual's placement shall determine whether the particular state hospital is able to provide the necessary care or services to the individual.
(e) If the chief physician and surgeon or designee in the admissions unit of the state hospital under consideration for the individual's placement determines that the particular state hospital is unable to provide the necessary care or services to the individual, the Department's Director or designee shall determine the appropriate facility for the individual's placement.
1. New section filed 11-22-2017; operative 11-22-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 47). For prior history, see Register 2017, No. 42.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4005.1 and 4027, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 1370 and 1370.01, Penal Code; and Sections 7228 and 7230, Welfare and Institutions Code.
