Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5623.5 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5623.5
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Commencing October 1, 1991, and to the extent resources are available, no county shall deny any person receiving services administered by the county mental health program access to any medication which has been prescribed by the treating physician and approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Medi-Cal program for use in the treatment of psychiatric illness.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 107. Effective June 30, 1991.
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