Lanterman-Petris-Short Act Data

Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) dataset contains the number of persons detained or admitted and treated involuntarily pursuant to several sections of the LPS Act in each county and stratified by data elements. This dataset also contains data elements for Senate Bill (SB) 929 and Senate Bill (SB) 43. DHCS is implementing the data collection requirements of W&I Code Section 5402 as amended by SB 929 in incremental phases. On April 6, 2023, DHCS issued BHIN 23-015, introducing Phase I of the SB 929 implementation. BHIN 24-013 introduces and implements Phase II of the data collection requirements specified in W&I Code Section 5402. Phase II requires designated and approved facilities and other entities involved in implementing W&I Code Section 5150 to collect additional data elements pertaining to involuntary treatment, as specified in BHIN 24-013.