California Health and Safety Code

§ 11857.2

HSC § 11857.2 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 14

Statute text

(a)Every treatment provider operating in the state shall adopt, and make available to all clients and prospective clients, a client bill of rights that ensures that persons receiving treatment for a substance use disorder have the right to all of the following:

(1)To be treated for the life-threatening, chronic disease of substance use disorder with honesty, respect, and dignity, including privacy in treatment and in care of personal needs.

(2)To be informed by the treatment provider of all the aspects of treatment recommended to the client, including the option of no treatment, risks of treatment, and expected result or results.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 15, Sec. 2. (SB 349) Effective January 1, 2023.