{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"7515","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 7515","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. MENTAL INSTITUTIONS [7100. - 7700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. State Hospitals for the Developmentally Disabled [7500. - 7518.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-7/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 699.   Effective January 1, 2007.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>The medical director may, with the approval of the department having jurisdiction, cause the peremptory discharge of any person who has been a patient for the period of one month.</p>","text":"The medical director may, with the approval of the department having jurisdiction, cause the peremptory discharge of any person who has been a patient for the period of one month.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/state-hospitals-for-the-developmentally-disabled-7515","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}