California Health and Safety Code

§ 24175

HSC § 24175Div. 20 · Ch. 1.3

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be subjected to any medical experiment unless the informed consent of such person is obtained.

(b)If a person is under a conservatorship of the person or of the person and estate, pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, informed consent for a medical experiment involving such person shall be obtained:

(1)As provided in Section 2354 of the Probate Code if the person has not been adjudicated to lack the capacity to give informed consent for medical treatment.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 730.