California Health and Safety Code

§ 1259.6

HSC § 1259.6 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)On or before January 1, 2025, a general acute care hospital shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients who are 12 years of age and older for purposes of detecting a risk for suicidal ideation and behavior.

(b)The procedures established pursuant to this section shall accomplish all of the following:

(1)Identify, as part of a medical screening, a patient’s risk for suicidal ideation and behavior.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 101, Sec. 1. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2023.