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Mental Health

AB 2700 (Gabriel, D-Encino)

Not Passed Support

AB 2700 (Gabriel, D-Encino) Details

Held on the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file on May 16.

AB 2700 would have promoted expanded use of behavioral health facilities, rather than emergency departments (EDs), for individuals with behavioral health needs. It would have required the Emergency Medical Services Authority to publish descriptions of all local agencies that are serving as, or could serve as, alternatives to hospital EDs, including psychiatric health facilities, psychiatric hospitals, sobering centers, and crisis stabilization units. The bill would also have required each local emergency medical services agency to develop protocols for transporting individuals to alternate destinations.

Vanessa Gonzalez

Job title:
VP State Advocacy
Phone number:
916-552-7670

Kirsten Barlow

Job title:
VP Policy
Phone number:
916-552-7573