{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5696.2","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5696.2","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 2. THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT [5600. - 5772.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.5. Program Initiatives [5670. - 5698.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Regional Facilities for Wards with Serious Emotional Disturbance [5695. - 5697.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2.5/article-6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 89, Sec. 170.   Effective June 30, 1991.","effective":"1991-06-30","html":"<p>No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria:</p><p>(a) The ward has a primary substance abuse problem. </p><p>(b) The ward has a primary developmental disability. </p><p>(c) The ward requires an acute psychiatric hospital setting. </p><p>(d) The ward can benefit from or requires a level of treatment or confinement not provided at the facility. </p><p>(e) The ward suffers from a medical condition which requires ongoing nursing and medical care, beyond the level that the program can provide. </p><p>(f) The ward is under conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/wic/5350\">5350</a>) of this part.</p>","text":"No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria: (a) The ward has a primary substance abuse problem. (b) The ward has a primary developmental disability. (c) The ward requires an acute psychiatric hospital setting. (d) The ward can benefit from or requires a level of treatment or confinement not provided at the facility. (e) The ward suffers from a medical condition which requires ongoing nursing and medical care, beyond the level that the program can provide. (f) The ward is under conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of this part.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/regional-facilities-for-wards-with-serious-emotional-5696-2","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}