Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4318 — Officers and Employees
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4318
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Each state hospital shall, prior to the discharge of any patient who was placed in the facility under a county Short-Doyle plan, prepare a written recommended aftercare plan which shall be transmitted to the local director of mental health services in the county of the patient’s placement.
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4318 — Officers and Employees is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Each state hospital shall, prior to the discharge of any patient who was placed in the facility under a county Short-Doyle plan, prepare a written recommended aftercare plan which shall be transmitted to the local director of mental health services in the county of the patient’s placement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such aftercare plan shall specify the following:
(a) Diagnoses;
(b) Treatment initiated;
(c) Medications and their dosage schedules;
(d) Date of discharge;
(e) Location of community placement;
(f) Plan for continuing treatment; and
(g) List of referrals indicated, including, but not limited to:
(1) Public social services.
(2) Legal aid.
(3) Educational services.
(4) Vocational services.
(5) Medical treatment other than mental health services.