{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5150.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5150.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment [5150. - 5349.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Detention of Persons with a Mental Health Condition for Evaluation and Treatment [5150. - 5155.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 149, Sec. 2.   (AB 3242)   Effective January 1, 2021.","effective":"2021-01-01","html":"<p>(a) An examination or assessment pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/5150\">5150</a> or <a href=\"/wic/5151\">5151</a> may be conducted using telehealth. An examination or assessment provided pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/5150\">5150</a> or <a href=\"/wic/5151\">5151</a> shall be consistent with the county’s authority to designate facilities for evaluation and treatment, pursuant to Sections <a href=\"/wic/5150\">5150</a> and <a href=\"/wic/5404\">5404</a>.</p><p>(b) For the purposes of this section and Section <a href=\"/wic/5151\">5151</a>, “telehealth” means the mode of delivering health care services and public health via information and communication technologies, as defined in Section <a href=\"/bpc/2290.5\">2290.5</a> of the Business and Professions Code.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/detention-of-persons-with-a-mental-health-condition-for-5150-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}