ARTICLE 3. County Advocates

Article 3 added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 841, Sec. 7.

§§ 5520–5525 · 6 sections

• § 5520 Each local mental health director shall appoint, or contract for the services of, one or more county patients’ rights advocates. The duties of these advocates…
• § 5521 It is the intent of the Legislature that legal representation regarding changes in client legal status or conditions and other areas covered by statute…
• § 5522 County patients’ rights advocates may conduct investigations if there is probable cause to believe that the rights of a past or present recipient of mental…
• § 5523 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and without regard to the existence of a guardianship or conservatorship, a recipient of mental health services…
• § 5524 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a county shall verify that county patients’ rights advocates review the patients’ rights advocacy training materials provided…
• § 5525 (a) An employer, or any person acting on behalf of the employer, shall not make, adopt, or enforce any rule, regulation, or policy preventing a county…