Section 1925 - Discharge and Release Procedures(a) When it is deemed clinically appropriate a child shall be discharged from a CTF after completing normal discharge procedures.(b) When it is not deemed clinically appropriate for a child to be discharged from a CTF a child shall be released under the following circumstances: (1) A child admitted to the facility pursuant to Subsection (b)(1) of Section 1923 is deemed to be a voluntary patient and may revoke the voluntary status by giving notice of his desire to leave the facility to any member of the CTF staff. The child may make this notification directly or through an attorney or advocate. When staff is notified of a child's desire to revoke his voluntary consent to treatment, the court shall be notified no later than within one working day by a CTF staff person pursuant to Section 6552 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and arrangements shall be made to return the child to the court. If the child leaves the care and custody of a CTF without permission prior to being discharged by a CTF, the juvenile court shall be notified immediately;(2) A child admitted to a CTF pursuant to Subsection (b)(2) of Section 1923 is deemed to be a voluntary patient and the child's conservator, appointed in accordance with Section 5350 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may revoke the voluntary status by giving notice to the facility;(3) A child admitted to a CTF pursuant to Subsection (b)(3) or (b)(4) of Section 1923 and the child's parents, or the parent entitled to sole custody of the minor may remove the child from a CTF after completing normal CTF discharge procedures.(4) A special education pupil over the age of eighteen who is continuing to receive treatment pursuant to Section 1924(b) need only withdraw consent for treatment to be discharged if he is not a ward of the court or under the care and custody of a conservator.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1925
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions related the operation of treatment and rehabilitation facilities that could restrict staffing flexibility, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: Authority cited: Section 4094, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4094 et seq., Welfare and Institutions Code, and Section 1502, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 6-24-98; operative 7-1-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 26).