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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5326.3

Legal and Civil Rights of Persons Involuntarily Detained

Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act

The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 89

The State Department of Health Care Services and State Department of State Hospitals shall promulgate a standard written consent form, setting forth clearly and in detail the matters listed in Section 5326.2, and any further information with respect to each item as deemed generally appropriate to all patients.

The treating physician shall utilize the standard written consent form and in writing supplement it with those details which pertain to the particular patient being treated.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.