Cal. Welf. and Inst. Code § 6006

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.

Section 6006 - Rights of person admitted

A person admitted as a voluntary patient to a state hospital, a private mental institution, or a county psychiatric hospital shall have the following rights in addition to the right to leave such hospital as specified in this chapter:

(a) He shall receive such care and treatment as his condition requires for the full period that he is a patient;

(b) He shall have the full patient rights specified in Article 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code.

Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 6006

Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.