{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5513","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5513","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 6.2. Mental Health Advocacy [5500. - 5550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-6.2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Patients’ Rights Program [5510. - 5514.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-1/chapter-6.2/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 107.   (SB 1009)   Effective June 27, 2012.","effective":"2012-06-27","html":"<p>The patients’ rights program shall serve as a liaison between county patients’ rights advocates and the State Department of Health Care Services.</p>","text":"The patients’ rights program shall serve as a liaison between county patients’ rights advocates and the State Department of Health Care Services.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/patients-rights-program-5513","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}