California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5325.1

WIC § 5325.1Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

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 qualified person by reason of having been involuntarily detained for evaluation or treatment under provisions of this part or having been admitted as a voluntary patient to any health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, in which psychiatric evaluation or treatment is offered shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity, which receives public funds. It is the intent of the legislature that persons with mental illness shall have rights including, but not limited to, the following:

(a)A right to treatment services which promote the potential of the person to function independently. Treatment should be provided in ways that are least restrictive of the personal liberty of the individual.

(b)A right to dignity, privacy, and humane care.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1320.