Lecture 2: Legal Isues

Question 0

5250

Answer 0

1. Additional 14 day hold after 5150

Question 1

5150

Answer 1

1. Psychiatric Hold for 3 days/72 hours
   - Danger to self (suicide)
   - Danger to others r/t psychiatric reason
   - Gravely disabled- can’t provide for food, shelter, or clothing

Question 2

5260

Answer 2

1. Additional 14 day hold after 5250

2. Only used for imminent suicide (self harm)

Question 3

Temporary Conservatorship (T-Con)

Answer 3

1. 30 day hold evaluated by court after 5250 and 5260

Question 4

Conservatorship

Answer 4

1. 1 year hold

Question 5

Tarosoff Decision

Answer 5

1. Changed the law on confidentiality when it comes to informing someone in imminent danger from a patient
2. Providers must inform someone when a threat is made on their life by a patient so that they can protect themselves

Question 6

Riese Hearing

-Informed Consent **

Answer 6

1. A hearing to tell whether or not a pt has the capacity to understand medications and why they are needed?
   - If a patient does not have the capacity, they are forced to take meds

Question 7

Firearms Advisement

Answer 7

1. Pt placed on a 5250 loses firearms rights for 5 years in California or for life (federal law)

Question 8

Consent for Medication (28:00)

Answer 8

1. You only need consent for psychiatric medications not medical problems

Question 9

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-What Is It?

Answer 9

1. Screening tool for cognitive impairment

- Highest score is 30/30

Question 10

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-When To Use it?

Answer 10

1. On admission and weekly thereafter
2. Anytime there is concern of cognitive ability
3. Most valuable when cognitive impairment is not suspected
   - Very sensitive in detecting cognitive impairment

Question 11

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

-Parts Of The Test

Answer 11

1. Orientation - date / location
2. Registration - 3 unrelated words
3. Attention and Calculation - subtract by 7’s from 100
4. Recall - remember words from registration
5. Language