No convulsive treatment shall be performed if the patient, whether admitted to the facility as a voluntary or involuntary patient, is deemed to be able to give informed consent and refuses to do so. The physician shall indicate in the treatment record that the treatment was refused despite the physician’s advice and that he has explained to the patient the patient’s responsibility for any untoward consequences of his refusal.
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5326.85
Legal and Civil Rights of Persons Involuntarily Detained
Known as the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
The act spans §§ 5000 to 5550 (263 sections).
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1109.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.