ARTICLE 2. Organic Therapy [2670. - 2680.]
Article 2 added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1513.
§§ 2670–2680 · 12 sections
- § 2670 It is hereby recognized and declared that all persons, including all persons involuntarily confined, have a fundamental right against enforced interference…
- § 2670.5 (a) No person confined or detained under Title 1 (commencing with Section 2000) and Title 2 (commencing with Section 3200) shall be administered or subjected…
- § 2671 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2670.5, if a confined person has inflicted or attempted to inflict substantial physical harm upon the person of another or himself,…
- § 2672 (a) For purposes of this article, “informed consent” means that a person must knowingly and intelligently, without duress or coercion, and clearly and…
- § 2673 (a) For purposes of this article, “informed consent” requires that the attending physician directly communicate with the person and clearly and explicitly…
- § 2674 A written manifestation of informed consent shall be obtained in all cases by the attending physician and shall be preserved and available to the person, his…
- § 2675 (a) If the proposed organic therapy is not prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 2670.5, then in order to administer the therapy the warden of the…
- § 2676 (a) Any person, or his or her attorney, guardian, or conservator may file a petition with the superior court of the county in which he or she is confined for…
- § 2677 At the time of filing of a petition pursuant to Section 2676 by the person, or pursuant to Section 2675 by the warden, the court shall appoint the public…
- § 2678 The court shall conduct the proceedings within 10 judicial days from the filing of the petition described in Section 2675 or 2676, whichever is filed earlier,…
- § 2679 (a) The court shall determine whether the state has proven, by clear and convincing evidence, that the confined person has the capacity for informed consent…
- § 2680 (a) If it is determined by the attending physician that a confined person should be administered organic therapy, the person shall be advised and informed of…