California Health and Safety Code

§ 1180.3

HSC § 1180.3 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 1.5

Statute text

(a)This section shall apply to psychiatric units of general acute care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric health facilities, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, crisis stabilization units, community treatment facilities, group homes, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, community care facilities, and mental health rehabilitation centers.

(b)(1) The secretary or their designee shall develop technical assistance and training programs to support the efforts of facilities to reduce or eliminate the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints in those facilities that utilize them.

(2)Technical assistance and training programs should be designed with the input of stakeholders, including clients and direct care staff, and should be based on best practices that lead to the avoidance of the use of seclusion and behavioral restraints. In order to avoid redundancies and to promote consistency across various types of facilities, it is the intent of the Legislature that the technical assistance and training program, to the extent possible, be based on that developed pursuant to Section 1180.2.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 589, Sec. 2. (AB 2317) Effective January 1, 2023.