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Welfare and Institutions Code § 5511

ARTICLE 2. Patients’ Rights Program

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5511Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 98. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.

The Director of State Hospitals or the executive director of each state hospital may contract with independent persons or agencies to perform patients’ rights advocacy services in state hospitals.