A licensed inpatient mental health facility shall be subject to the provisions of § 5622 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 835, Sec. 1.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1284

  • health facility: means a facility, place, or building that is organized, maintained, and operated for the diagnosis, care, prevention, and treatment of human illness, physical or mental, including convalescence and rehabilitation and including care during and after pregnancy, or for any one or more of these purposes, for one or more persons, to which the persons are admitted for a 24-hour stay or longer, and includes the following types:

    California Health and Safety Code 1250