Memorandum
Date: June 22, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, M.P.A.
Behavioral Health Services Supervisor
Subject: Adopt Resolution defining Lake County Behavioral Health Services position on Laura’s Law implementation.
Executive Summary: The State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1976 (Chapter 140, Statutes of 2020), which requires counties to affirmatively opt-out of providing Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), also known as Laura’s Law, by passing a resolution of the local governing body stating the reasons for opting out and any facts or circumstances relied on in making that decision. Attached, for your review, is Resolution defining Lake County Behavioral Health Services position on Laura’s Law.
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Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution defining Lake County Behavioral Health Services position on Laura’s Law implementation.