Section 1444.6 Of Article 1. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 1.
1444.6
. If a county hospital requests an ambulance to transfer a
mental health patient who is unstable and has a history of being
assaultive to another facility, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the director of the hospital or a designee shall inform the
ambulance personnel of the instability and potential assaultiveness
of the mental health patient. The county hospital shall establish
procedures as are necessary to assure that the notification required
by this section is given in appropriate cases and to assure that
these notifications are documented.