Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5170.1 · Article 1.5. Detention of Individuals Under the Influence of Alcohol for Evaluation and Treatment
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5170.1
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A 72-hour treatment and evaluation facility shall include one or more of the following:
(1) A screening, evaluation, and referral facility which may be accomplished by a mobile crisis unit, first aid station or ambulatory detoxification unit;
(2) A detoxification facility for alcoholic and acutely intoxicated persons.
(3) An alcohol recovery house.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1024.
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