{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"4305","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4305","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. MENTAL HEALTH [4000. - 4390.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 2. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE MENTALLY DISORDERED [4100. - 4336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Officers and Employees [4300. - 4321.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 12, Sec. 41.   (AB 80)   Effective June 29, 2020.","effective":"2020-06-29","html":"<p>(a) Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided.</p><p>(b) A medical director of a state hospital shall be a physician who has passed, or shall pass, an examination for a license to practice medicine in California and shall be a qualified specialist in a branch of medicine that includes diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. The medical director of a state hospital shall be well qualified by training or experience to have proven skills in mental hospital program administration.</p>","text":"(a) Subject to the rules and regulations established by the department, and under the supervision of the hospital director, the medical director of a state hospital shall be responsible for the planning, development, direction, management, supervision, and evaluation of medical care provided. (b) A medical director of a state hospital shall be a physician who has passed, or shall pass, an examination for a license to practice medicine in California and shall be a qualified specialist in a branch of medicine that includes diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. The medical director of a state hospital shall be well qualified by training or experience to have proven skills in mental hospital program administration.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/officers-and-employees-4305","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}