Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6006 — Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6006
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A person admitted as a voluntary patient to a state hospital, a private mental institution, or a county psychiatric hospital shall have the following rights in addition to the right to leave such hospital as specified in this chapter:
Citator
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 6006 — Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A person admitted as a voluntary patient to a state hospital, a private mental institution, or a county psychiatric hospital shall have the following rights in addition to the right to leave such hospital as specified in this chapter:
(a) He shall receive such care and treatment as his condition requires for the full period that he is a patient;
(b) He shall have the full patient rights specified in Article 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code.