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Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT
CHAPTER 2 - Involuntary Treatment
ARTICLE 1 - Detention of Mentally Disordered Persons for Evaluation and Treatment
Section 5150.5.
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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5150.5 (2020)
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5150.5.
(a) An examination or assessment pursuant to Section 5150 or 5151 may be conducted using telehealth. An examination or assessment provided pursuant to Section 5150 or 5151 shall be consistent with the county’s authority to designate facilities for evaluation and treatment, pursuant to Sections 5150 and 5404.
(b) For the purposes of this section and Section 5151, “telehealth” means the mode of delivering health care services and public health via information and communication technologies, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 149, Sec. 2. (AB 3242) Effective January 1, 2021.)
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