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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government

Oct. 11, 2023

Newsom signs sweeping overhaul of conservatorship law

“Private attorneys are going to have more of an ability to start working on some mental health issues,” said Megan A. Moghtaderi of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP.

Newsom signs sweeping overhaul of conservatorship law
Megan Moghtaderi of Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP in Irvine

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a major overhaul of conservatorship law in California on Tuesday, over the objections of advocates for the unhoused and mentally ill.

“SB 43 updates the definition for those eligible for conservatorship to include people who are unable to provide for their personal safety or necessary medical care, in addition to food, clothing, or shelter, due to either severe substance use disorder or serious mental health illnes...

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