Memorandum
Date: April 15, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jone, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Approve Closure of all Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department Locations for Mandatory Training on April 23, 2025 from 9 am - 12 noon
Executive Summary:
2025 Annual PRISM Medical Malpractice Program
This three-hour webinar will provide updates on legal issues impacting public entity healthcare providers and their staff. Among other things, we will cover:
• New California legislation increasing penalties for assault and battery against emergency department staff
• New telehealth prescribing rules
• Developments impacting mental health crisis care and substance use disorder treatment
• Information on new federal Final Rules changing HIPAA and Part 2 confidentiality regulations
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Recommended Action: Approve Closure of all Lake County Behavioral Health Services Department Locations for Mandatory Training in 2025 Annual PRISM Medical Malpractice Program on April 23, 2025 from 9 am - 12 noon