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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Sample Written Question's about the 5150 law

Sample Written Question 1.

A 5150 hold:

A. Must be signed by a medical doctor.

B. Can be used to hold an inebriated person in the drunk tank to be released upon sobriety with a citation issued.

C. May not apply in some counties in California.

D. Requires the signature of a family member or notification to the public defender's office that the person is held against their will (typically the county of consevatorship will notify both the family and the public defender).

Sample Written Question 2.

Sara's social worker initiated a 5150 hold after she became suicidal.  At the end of 72 hours she was recertified by a psychiatirist for an additional 14 days.  Sara is afraid to live in her neighborhood without some kind of gun for protection and the hopital told her she must turn in her gun.  She calls the social worker and is furious.  The social worker should: 

A. Terminate with Sara as she is a danger to
the social worker.

B. Terminate with Sara as she can no longer ethically treat her.

C. Advise Sara she can not possess a gun for at least five years.

D. Intervene with the hosptial to allow Sara to keep her gun in order to provide for her safety.

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