Health & Saf. Code, § 11857 · Chapter 14. Ethical Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorder

Health & Saf. Code, § 11857

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ethical Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorder Act.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide protection for substance use disorder treatment clients and their families. This chapter shall be construed in favor of maximizing protections for clients and families, and the communities in which they live.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 15, Sec. 2. (SB 349) Effective January 1, 2023.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=11857.
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