{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5259","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5259","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 4. Certification for Intensive Treatment [5250. - 5259.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-2/article-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment.</p>","text":"Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/certification-for-intensive-treatment-5259","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}