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Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4012 · Chapter 1. General

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4012

Verbatim from the official edition

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

The State Department of State Hospitals, the State Department of Health Care Services, and other departments as necessary, may:

(a) Disseminate educational information relating to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

(b) Upon request, advise a public officer, organization, or agency interested in the mental health of the people of the state.

(c) Conduct such educational and related work as will tend to encourage the development of proper mental health facilities throughout the state.

(d) Coordinate state activities involving other departments whose actions affect a person with a mental health condition.

(e) Coordinate with, and provide information to, other states and national organizations, on issues involving mental health.

(f) Disseminate information and federal and private foundation funding opportunities to a county or city that administers mental health programs.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 1. (AB 2119) Effective January 1, 2025.

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=WIC&sectionNum=4012.
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