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1 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH _____ LPS DESIGNATION GUIDELINES AND PROCESS FOR FACILITIES WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY _____ Seventh Edition (Revised February 2016) 2 LPS DESIGNATION GUIDELINES AND PROCESS FOR FACILITIES WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SEVENTH EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 4 I. LPS DESIGNATION GUIDELINES FOR FACILITIES 4 A. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO INVOLUNTARILY DETAIN AND TREAT 4 B. FACILITY OPERATIONS GUIDELINES 9 C. STAFFING GUIDELINES 9 D. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 11 E. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 12 F. DOCUMENTATION AND TREATMENT GUIDELINES 14 II. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE INDIVIDUALS INTO CUSTODY PURSUANT TO THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 14 A.
into custody under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act. I. LPS DESIGNATION GUIDELINES FOR FACILITIES A. Delegation of Authority to Involuntarily Detain and Treat 1. The authority under the LPS Act to take individuals into custody and to involuntarily treat mental health patients is vested by state law in the Local Mental Health Director. 2.
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