Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

Upon his or her appearance before the court at the detention hearing, each parent or guardian and the minor, if present, shall first be informed of the reasons why the minor was taken into custody, the nature of the juvenile court proceedings, and the right of each parent or guar…

(a) Upon his or her appearance before the court, each parent or guardian shall designate for the court his or her permanent mailing address. The court shall advise each parent or guardian that the designated mailing address will be used by the court and the social services agency…

(a) At the detention hearing, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the court shall inquire of the mother and any other appropriate person as to the identity and address of all presumed or alleged fathers. The presence at the hearing of a man claiming to be the father shall not r…

(a) (1) When it appears to the court that a parent or guardian of the child desires counsel but is presently financially unable to afford and cannot for that reason employ counsel, the court may appoint counsel as provided in this section. (2) When it appears to the court that a …

(a) All parties who are represented by counsel at dependency proceedings shall be entitled to competent counsel. (b) Each minor who is the subject of a dependency proceeding is a party to that proceeding. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1073, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

(a) On or before January 1, 1996, the Judicial Council shall, after consulting with representatives from the State Bar of California, county counsels, district attorneys, public defenders, county welfare directors, and children’s advocacy groups, adopt rules of court regarding th…

If a district attorney has represented a minor in a dependency proceeding, that district attorney shall not appear, on behalf of the people of the State of California, in any juvenile court hearing which is based upon a petition that alleges that the same minor is a person within…

In a juvenile court hearing, where the parent or guardian is represented by counsel, the county counsel or district attorney shall, at the request of the juvenile court judge, appear and participate in the hearing to represent the petitioner. (Added by renumbering Section 318 (as…

(a) At the initial petition hearing, the court shall review the report described in subdivision (b) and examine the child’s parents, guardians, Indian custodian, or other persons having relevant knowledge and hear the relevant evidence as the child, the child’s parents or guardia…

When the court finds a minor to be a person described by Section 300, and believes that the minor may need specialized mental health treatment while the minor is unable to reside in his or her natural home, the court shall notify the director of the county mental health departmen…

Notwithstanding Section 319, when a child under the age of six years is not released from the custody of the court, the child may be placed in a community care facility licensed as a group home for children or in a temporary shelter care facility, as defined in Section 1530.8 of …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 319, a child who is the subject of a petition under Section 300 and who is 6 to 12 years of age, inclusive, may be placed in a community care facility licensed as a group home for children, a short-term residential therapeutic program, a community trea…

If it is known or if there is reason to know the child is an Indian child, and the child has been ordered detained pursuant to Section 319, any party may request an ex parte hearing prior to disposition to present evidence to the court that the emergency placement is no longer ne…

When a hearing is held under the provisions of this article and no parent or guardian of the minor is present and no parent or guardian has had actual notice of the hearing, a parent or guardian of the minor may file an affidavit setting forth the facts with the clerk of the juve…

Upon motion of the minor or a parent or guardian of such minor, the court shall continue any hearing or rehearing held under the provisions of this article for one day, excluding Sundays and nonjudicial days. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1068.)

Upon any hearing or rehearing under the provisions of this article, the court may order such minor or any parent or guardian of such minor who is present in court to again appear before the court, the probation officer or the county financial evaluation officer at a time and plac…

Whenever any minor is taken into temporary custody under the provisions of this article in any county other than the county in which the minor is alleged to be within or to come within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, which county is referred to herein as the requesting co…

(a) Whenever allegations of physical or sexual abuse of a child come to the attention of a local law enforcement agency or the local child welfare department and the child is taken into protective custody, the local law enforcement agency, or child welfare department may, as soon…

The state council’s operating costs may include honoraria for state council members and actual and necessary expenses for state council members and regional advisory committee members, as described in this article, and other administrative, professional, and secretarial support s…

(a) Within the limit of funds allotted for these purposes, the state council shall appoint an executive director. All state council employees that the state council may require shall be appointed by the executive director. (b) The executive director of the state council shall be …

The state council may contract for additional assistance with any public or private agency or individual to carry out planning, monitoring, evaluation, and other responsibilities under this division. In order to comply with Public Law 106-402 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15001 et seq.) regula…

The state council may request information, records, and documents from any other agency of state government, except for confidential patient records. These agencies shall comply with the reasonable requests of the state council. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 676, Sec. 20. Effective …

To the extent provided in Public Law 106-402 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15001 et seq.), the state council shall have full authority on how it uses its funds for implementation of the state plan, including establishing, maintaining, and operating any regional offices. (Repealed and added by …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract entered into between the State of California and the state council may provide for periodic advanced payments for services to be performed under the contract. No advanced payment made pursuant to this section shall exceed 2…

Each person involuntarily detained for evaluation or treatment under provisions of this part, and each person admitted as a voluntary patient for psychiatric evaluation or treatment to any health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, in which psychia…

Persons with mental illness have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by the Federal Constitution and laws and the Constitution and laws of the State of California, unless specifically limited by federal or state law or regulations. No otherwise…

Any person who is subject to detention pursuant to Section 5150, 5250, 5260, 5270.15, or 5270.70 shall have the right to refuse treatment with antipsychotic medication subject to provisions set forth in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 643, Sec. 1. (SB 1184) Effective J…

(a) For purposes of administering antipsychotic medications to a person admitted as a voluntary patient, as described in Section 850 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation, who consents to receiving those medications, as part of specialty me…

(a) If a person is involuntarily detained for assessment, evaluation, or treatment under this part, the facility to which the person is brought shall offer and provide a copy of the State Department of Health Care Services’ prepared patients’ rights handbook to a family member of…

The professional person in charge of the facility or state hospital or his or her designee may, for good cause, deny a person any of the rights under Section 5325, except under subdivisions (g) and (h) and the rights under subdivision (f) may be denied only under the conditions s…

Quarterly, each local mental health director shall furnish to the Director of Health Care Services, the facility reports of the number of persons whose rights were denied and the right or rights which were denied. The content of the reports from facilities shall enable the local …

(a) Quarterly, any doctor or facility which administers convulsive treatments or psychosurgery, shall report to the local mental health director, who shall transmit a copy to the Director of Health Care Services, the number of persons who received such treatments wherever adminis…

To constitute voluntary informed consent, the following information shall be given to the patient in a clear and explicit manner: (a) The reason for treatment, that is, the nature and seriousness of the patient’s illness, disorder, or condition. (b) The nature of the procedures t…

The State Department of Health Care Services and State Department of State Hospitals shall promulgate a standard written consent form, setting forth clearly and in detail the matters listed in Section 5326.2, and any further information with respect to each item as deemed general…

The treating physician shall then present to the patient the supplemented form specified under Section 5326.3 and orally, clearly, and in detail explain all of the above information to the patient. The treating physician shall then administer the execution by the patient of the t…

(a) For purposes of this chapter, “written informed consent” means that a person knowingly and intelligently, without duress or coercion, clearly and explicitly manifests consent to the proposed therapy to the treating physician and in writing on the standard consent form prescri…

Persons who serve on review committees shall not otherwise be personally involved in the treatment of the patient whose case they are reviewing. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1109.)

Psychosurgery, wherever administered, may be performed only if: (a) The patient gives written informed consent to the psychosurgery. (b) A responsible relative of the person’s choosing and with the person’s consent, and the guardian or conservator if there is one, has read the st…

Subject to the provisions of subdivision (f) of Section 5325, convulsive treatment may be administered to an involuntary patient, including anyone under guardianship or conservatorship, only if: (a) The attending or treatment physician enters adequate documentation in the patient…

Convulsive treatment for all other patients including but not limited to those voluntarily admitted to a facility, or receiving the treatment in a physician’s office, clinic or private home, may be administered only if: (a) The requirements of subdivisions (a), (c), and (d) of Se…

Under no circumstances shall convulsive treatment be performed on a minor under 12 years of age. Persons 16 and 17 years of age shall personally have and exercise the rights under this article. Persons 12 years of age and over, and under 16, may be administered convulsive treatme…

No convulsive treatment shall be performed if the patient, whether admitted to the facility as a voluntary or involuntary patient, is deemed to be able to give informed consent and refuses to do so. The physician shall indicate in the treatment record that the treatment was refus…

(a) Any alleged or suspected violation of the rights described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5150) shall be investigated by the local director of mental health, or his or her designee. Violations of Sections 5326.2 to 5326.8, inclusive, concerning patients involuntarily d…

In any facility in which convulsive treatment is performed on a person whether admitted to the facility as an involuntary or voluntary patient, the facility will designate a qualified committee to review all such treatments and to verify the appropriateness and need for such trea…

The Director of State Hospitals shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including standards defining excessive use of convulsive treatment, which shall be developed in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and the County Behav…

Every person involuntarily detained under provisions of this part or under certification for intensive treatment or postcertification treatment in any public or private mental institution or hospital, including a conservatee placed in any medical, psychiatric or nursing facility,…