Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 852
For each patient receiving antipsychotic medications, the facility shall maintain a written record of the patient's decision to consent to such medications.
That written record shall be a written consent form signed by the patient indicating that items (a) through (f) of Section 851 have been discussed with the patient by the prescribing physician.
In the event that the patient has been shown but does not wish to sign the written consent form, it shall be sufficient for the physician to place the unsigned form in the patient's records maintained by the facility together with the notation that while the patient understands the nature and effect of antipsychotic medications and consents to the administration of such medications, the patient does not desire to sign a written consent form.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 852
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-55-20 (2019 CA EO 55-20), dated April 22, 2020, which suspended certain provisions preventing patients from obtaining psychiatric medication without a physical signature, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 5325 and 5326.95, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5325 and 5325.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.