Mental health: involuntary holds.

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or who is gravely disabled. Existing law also provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law requires the Director of Health Care Services to administer the act and adopt rules, regulations, and standards, as necessary. This bill would also require the State Department of Health Care Services to seek input from stakeholders, as specified, for the purpose of establishing guidelines for the application of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to ensure that it is uniformly applied by counties, including, at a minimum, an explanation of how to determine if a person meets the definition of gravely disabled and if a person is a danger to themselves or others.