California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5326.15

WIC § 5326.15 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Quarterly, any doctor or facility which administers convulsive treatments or psychosurgery, shall report to the local mental health director, who shall transmit a copy to the Director of Health Care Services, the number of persons who received such treatments wherever administered, in each of the following categories:

(1)Involuntary patients who gave informed consent.

(2)Involuntary patients who were deemed incapable of giving informed consent and received convulsive treatment against their will.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 88. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.