{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"6000.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6000.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS [6000. - 6825.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. ADMISSIONS [6000. - 6008.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions [6000. - 6008.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Pursuant to Section <a href=\"/wic/6000\">6000</a>, the medical director of a state hospital for the developmentally disabled may receive in such hospital, as a boarder and patient, any developmentally disabled person as defined in Section <a href=\"/wic/4512\">4512</a> who has been referred in accordance with Sections <a href=\"/wic/4652\">4652</a>, <a href=\"/wic/4653\">4653</a>, and <a href=\"/wic/4803\">4803</a>.</p>","text":"Pursuant to Section 6000, the medical director of a state hospital for the developmentally disabled may receive in such hospital, as a boarder and patient, any developmentally disabled person as defined in Section 4512 who has been referred in accordance with Sections 4652, 4653, and 4803.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/voluntary-admissions-to-mental-hospitals-and-institutions-6000-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}