Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6000.5 · Chapter 1. Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6000.5

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Pursuant to Section 6000, the medical director of a state hospital for the developmentally disabled may receive in such hospital, as a boarder and patient, any developmentally disabled person as defined in Section 4512 who has been referred in accordance with Sections 4652, 4653, and 4803.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.

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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=6000.5.
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