In issuing an emergency order under this article, the court shall adhere to all of the following limitations:
(a) Only those protective services that are necessary to remove the conditions creating the emergency shall be ordered, and the court shall specifically designate the approved services in the emergency order.
(b) Protective services authorized by an emergency order shall not include hospitalization or a change of residence unless the court specifically finds that action is necessary and gives specific approval for that action in its order.
(c) Protective services may be provided through an emergency order for no more than 14 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays pending a hearing for long-term custody.
(d) (1) In its emergency order under this article, the court shall appoint the petitioner, next of kin, or other interested person, as appropriate, as a temporary conservator of the endangered adult.
(2) The court’s appointee shall be responsible for the care of the endangered adult.
(3) The court’s appointee may, until the expiration of the court’s order, give consent for the provision of protective services for the endangered adult, in accordance with the emergency order.
(e) The issuance of an emergency order and the appointment of a temporary conservator of the endangered adult shall not deprive that endangered adult of any rights except to the extent provided in the order of appointment.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018