California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5325.3

WIC § 5325.3 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 7

Statute text

(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 mental health services covered under Medi-Cal or as part of community mental health services, a health facility, or a facility that has a community residential treatment program pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 5670) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 2, shall not be required to obtain the signature of that patient.

(b)For a patient described in subdivision (a), the facility shall maintain a written record containing both of the following:

(1)A notation that the information about informed consent to antipsychotic medications as described in subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 851 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulations, has been discussed with the patient by the prescribing physician.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 58. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.