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Adopt a resolution to designate Adventist Health Vallejo as a California Welfare and Institutions Code ?? 5150 et seq. and ?? 5585.50 et. seq. involuntary detention facility for evaluation and treatment of adults, children, and adolescents who are experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Solano County Health and Social Services Behavioral Health Division recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to designate Adventist Health Vallejo as a California Welfare and Institutions Code ?? 5150 et seq. and ?? 5585.50 et. seq. involuntary detention facility for evaluation and treatment of adults, children, and adolescents who are experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms.
SUMMARY:
Adventist Health Vallejo, located in Vallejo, California has been a designated involuntary detention facility for over 20 years and requires a new three-year designation. Clients admitted to Adventist Health Vallejo may be held on a Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) ?? 5150 et seq. and ?? 5585.50 et. seq. hold based upon assessment at a local hospital emergency department or the County's Crisis Stabilization Unit. As a locked psychiatric inpatient facility, it is necessary for Adventist Health Vallejo to be designated a WIC ?? 5150 et seq. and ?? 5585.50 et. seq. involuntary detention facility and authorized to perform evaluation and treatment. The Health and Social Services, Behavioral Health Division, has worked closely with Adventist Health Vallejo in meeting the requirements for a WIC ?? 5150 et seq. and ?? 5585.50 et. seq. designation.
Additionally, Solano County Behavioral Health contracts with Adventist Health Vallejo to ensure that patient's rights services and information are shared with individuals under their care, including the right to contact an advocate and the Office of Patients' Rights pursuant to California WIC ?? 55...
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