Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4504 · Chapter 1.3. Persons With Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4504
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The professional person in charge of the facility or his designee may, for good cause, deny a person any of the rights specified under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 4503. To ensure that these rights are denied only for good cause, the Director of Developmental Services shall adopt regulations specifying the conditions under which they may be denied. Denial of a person’s rights shall in all cases be entered into the person’s treatment record and shall be reported to the Director of Developmental Services on a quarterly basis. The content of these records shall enable the Director of Developmental Services to identify individual treatment records, if necessary, for future analysis and investigation. These reports shall be available, upon request, to Members of the Legislature. Information pertaining to denial of rights contained in the person’s treatment record shall be made available, on request, to the person, his attorney, his parents, his conservator or guardian, the State Department of Developmental Services, and Members of the Legislature.
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History
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.
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- Health & Saf. Code, § 1267.75Printed as Sections 4502, 4503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1531.1Printed as Sections 4502, 4503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1531.15Printed as Sections 4502, 4503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1531.2Printed as Sections 4502, 4503, and 4504 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
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