Patients’ Rights Post TestPatients’ Rights Post Test

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Behavioral Health ServicesBehavioral Health Services

CATEGORY ICATEGORY I

PATIENTS’ RIGHTSPATIENTS’ RIGHTS

A Federal Civil Rights Law for A Federal Civil Rights Law for people with disabilitiespeople with disabilities

What is (ADA) Americans What is (ADA) Americans with Disabilities Act?with Disabilities Act?

I have the right to change I have the right to change my mind about my my mind about my

medication.medication.

What is the right to What is the right to Informed Consent?Informed Consent?

The law that guarantees the The law that guarantees the rights for individuals in mental rights for individuals in mental

health facilitieshealth facilities

What is the What is the Lanterman – Petris-Lanterman – Petris-

Short Act?Short Act?

I have the right to be treated I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.with dignity and respect.

What is the most basic What is the most basic Patients’ Right?Patients’ Right?

A person may be held against A person may be held against their will for continued evaluation their will for continued evaluation and treatment related to a mental and treatment related to a mental

disorder for danger to self, disorder for danger to self, danger to others, or gravely danger to others, or gravely disabled under the following disabled under the following

condition.condition.

What is impairment by Chronic What is impairment by Chronic Alcoholism under section 5150?Alcoholism under section 5150?

Your receipt for your Patients’ Your receipt for your Patients’ Rights Booklet.Rights Booklet.

What is, the form you sign What is, the form you sign upon admission?upon admission?

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51505150

Danger to self, danger to Danger to self, danger to others or gravely others or gravely

disabled.disabled.

What are 5150 What are 5150 criteria?criteria?

If I consent to treatment, If I consent to treatment, I no longer meet this I no longer meet this

criteria.criteria.

What is an Involuntary What is an Involuntary Hold?Hold?

When you are a danger to When you are a danger to yourself, others or gravely yourself, others or gravely disabled, a peace officer or disabled, a peace officer or

designated person may designated person may detain you for evaluation detain you for evaluation

and treatmentand treatment

What is a 72-hour hold?What is a 72-hour hold?

You must be given You must be given this to explain the this to explain the

reason for a 72-hour reason for a 72-hour hold.hold.

What is an Advisement?What is an Advisement?

I am unable or unwilling I am unable or unwilling to accept voluntary to accept voluntary

treatment.treatment.

What is a criteria for a What is a criteria for a 5150?5150?

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52505250

If you are a minor, this is If you are a minor, this is the amount of time you the amount of time you may be held on a 5250.may be held on a 5250.

What is: 14 days the What is: 14 days the same as an adult.same as an adult.

This type of hearing This type of hearing automatically takes place automatically takes place

within 4 days of being within 4 days of being placed on 14 day hold.placed on 14 day hold.

What is a Probable Cause What is a Probable Cause Hearing (PCH)?Hearing (PCH)?

Midnight on the 14Midnight on the 14thth calendar day.calendar day.

What is the end of What is the end of a 14 day hold?a 14 day hold?

As soon as you receive a As soon as you receive a certification for Intensive certification for Intensive

Treatment you may Treatment you may request this to get out of request this to get out of

the hospital.the hospital.

What is a Writ of What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus?Habeas Corpus?

The Welfare & Institution The Welfare & Institution Code that allows Code that allows

certification for intensive certification for intensive treatment related to a treatment related to a

mental disorder or mental disorder or impairment by chronic impairment by chronic

alcoholism for a period of alcoholism for a period of 14 days.14 days.

What is a 5250?What is a 5250?

The maximum length of The maximum length of time a PCH Hearing can time a PCH Hearing can

be delayed?be delayed?

What is 48 hours?What is 48 hours?

Bonus point:Bonus point:

By who?By who?

Patient or AdvocatePatient or Advocate

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RIESERIESE

The hospital may use this The hospital may use this method to help you calm method to help you calm

down if you are down if you are endangering yourself or endangering yourself or

others.others.

What is “emergency medication”?

This capacity hearing will This capacity hearing will determine if you may or may determine if you may or may not refuse treatment with an not refuse treatment with an Anti-psychotic medication.Anti-psychotic medication.

What is a Riese Hearing?

Bonus point:Bonus point:

Where is the hearing to Where is the hearing to be held?be held?

Hospital

If you lose your Riese Hearing If you lose your Riese Hearing you retain this right.you retain this right.

What is the right to file an appeal?

You have the right to You have the right to understand the risks and understand the risks and

benefits of any medication you benefits of any medication you are taking.are taking.

What is Informed Consent?

In a Riese Hearing you are In a Riese Hearing you are represented by this person.represented by this person.

What is the Public Defender or Advocate?

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CONSERVATORSHIPCONSERVATORSHIP

You have lost the ability to You have lost the ability to make decisions about money, make decisions about money,

housing and medication so housing and medication so this person makes decisions this person makes decisions

for you.for you.

What is a Conservator?What is a Conservator?

As soon as you are notified As soon as you are notified of the filing for a temporary of the filing for a temporary Conservatorship you may Conservatorship you may request to go to court for request to go to court for

this.this.

What is a Writ of What is a Writ of Hebeas Corpus?Hebeas Corpus?

If you do not respond to If you do not respond to treatment and are on a 5250 treatment and are on a 5250 your doctor may apply for your doctor may apply for

this.this.

What is a T-Con?What is a T-Con?

Bonus point:Bonus point:

By what day must the doctor By what day must the doctor apply for T-con?apply for T-con?

99thth day. day.

Latin for the name given to a Latin for the name given to a writ whose object is to bring writ whose object is to bring the patient before a Court or the patient before a Court or

Judge.Judge.

What is Hebeas Corpus?What is Hebeas Corpus?

This happens 30 days after This happens 30 days after the T-Con is filed.the T-Con is filed.

What is a Conservatorship What is a Conservatorship (5352) Hearing?(5352) Hearing?

An authorization form signed An authorization form signed by yourself or your by yourself or your

conservator that releases conservator that releases confidential medication confidential medication

records to specified person records to specified person for specified period of time.for specified period of time.

What is a Release What is a Release of Information?of Information?

By getting married, the spouse By getting married, the spouse does not remove the does not remove the

Conservators powers of Conservators powers of Property and Finances.Property and Finances.

What is: Can a What is: Can a conservatee be married conservatee be married

in the state of California?in the state of California?

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