Mobile crisis teams or units: procedures.

Assembly Member Ramos's mobile crisis response legislation authorizes county behavioral health directors to establish specialized procedures for emergency situations involving individuals with intellectual, developmental, or behavioral health conditions. The measure builds upon California's existing framework for mobile crisis teams by creating new protocols for crisis intervention and transportation.

Under the proposed policy, county behavioral health directors would develop comprehensive guidelines addressing three core areas: de-escalation techniques tailored to an individual's specific circumstances, appropriate use of force parameters, and best practices for transporting individuals to designated health or care facilities when necessary. The procedures would apply to county-operated mobile crisis teams as well as contracted crisis response units.

The legislation also enables behavioral health directors to create corresponding training programs in partnership with law enforcement agencies. This collaborative approach aims to ensure consistent crisis response protocols across agencies while maintaining focus on preserving individual safety and wellbeing during emergency situations. The measure adds these provisions as a new chapter in the Welfare and Institutions Code, complementing existing statutes governing behavioral health crisis services, involuntary commitments, and regional center emergency response systems.