Patients’ Rights Post Test
Presented by
Patients’ Rights Advocacy Services
Orange County Health Care Agency
Behavioral Health Services
CATEGORY I
PATIENTS’ RIGHTS
A Federal Civil Rights Law for
people with disabilities
What is (ADA) Americans with
Disabilities Act?
I have the right to change
my mind about my
medication.
What is the right to Informed
Consent?
The law that guarantees the
rights for individuals in mental
health facilities
What is the
Lanterman – Petris-Short
Act?
I have the right to be treated
with dignity and respect.
What is the most basic
Patients’ Right?
A person may be held against
their will for continued evaluation
and treatment related to a mental
disorder for danger to self,
danger to others, or gravely
disabled under the following
condition.
What is impairment by Chronic
Alcoholism under section 5150?
Your receipt for your Patients’
Rights Booklet.
What is, the form you sign
upon admission?
CATEGORY II
5150
Danger to self, danger to
others or gravely disabled.
What are 5150 criteria?
If I consent to treatment, I
no longer meet this criteria.
What is an Involuntary
Hold?
When you are a danger to
yourself, others or gravely
disabled, a peace officer or
designated person may detain
you for evaluation and
treatment
What is a 72-hour hold?
You must be given this
to explain the reason
for a 72-hour hold.
What is an Advisement?
I am unable or unwilling to
accept voluntary treatment.
What is a criteria for a 5150?
CATEGORY III
5250
If you are a minor, this is the
amount of time you may be
held on a 5250.
What is: 14 days the same as
an adult.
This type of hearing
automatically takes place
within 4 days of being
placed on 14 day hold.
What is a Probable Cause
Hearing (PCH)?
Midnight on the 14th
calendar day.
What is the end of a
14 day hold?
As soon as you receive a
certification for Intensive
Treatment you may request
this to get out of the
hospital.
What is a Writ of
Habeas Corpus?
The Welfare & Institution Code
that allows certification for
intensive treatment related to a
mental disorder or impairment
by chronic alcoholism for a
period of 14 days.
What is a 5250?
The maximum length of time
a PCH Hearing can be
delayed?
What is 48 hours?
Bonus point:
By who?
Patient or Advocate
CATEGORY IV
RIESE
The hospital may use this
method to help you calm
down if you are
endangering yourself or
others.
What is “emergency
medication”?
This capacity hearing will
determine if you may or may
not refuse treatment with an
Anti-psychotic medication.
What is a Riese Hearing?
Bonus point:
Where is the hearing to
be held?
Hospital
If you lose your Riese Hearing
you retain this right.
What is the right to
file an appeal?
You have the right to
understand the risks and
benefits of any medication you
are taking.
What is Informed Consent?
In a Riese Hearing you are
represented by this person.
What is the Public Defender or
Advocate?
CATEGORY V
CONSERVATORSHIP
You have lost the ability to
make decisions about money,
housing and medication so
this person makes decisions
for you.
What is a Conservator?
As soon as you are notified
of the filing for a temporary
Conservatorship you may
request to go to court for
this.
What is a Writ of
Hebeas Corpus?
If you do not respond to
treatment and are on a 5250
your doctor may apply for
this.
What is a T-Con?
Bonus point:
By what day must the doctor
apply for T-con?
9th day.
Latin for the name given to a
writ whose object is to bring
the patient before a Court or
Judge.
What is Hebeas Corpus?
This happens 30 days after
the T-Con is filed.
What is a Conservatorship
(5352) Hearing?
An authorization form signed
by yourself or your
conservator that releases
confidential medication
records to specified person
for specified period of time.
What is a Release
of Information?
By getting married, the spouse
does not remove the
Conservators powers of
Property and Finances.
What is: Can a conservatee
be married in the state of
California?
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