§ 4094 (a) The State Department of Mental Health shall establish, by …
§ 4094.1 The State Department of Health Care Services and the State Department …
§ 4094.2 (a) For the purpose of establishing payment rates for community …
§ 4094.5 Regulations for community treatment facilities adopted pursuant to …
§ 4094.6 The patients’ rights provisions contained in Sections 5325, 5325.1, …
§ 4094.7 (a) A community treatment facility may have both secure and …
§ 4095 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that essential and …
§ 4096 (a) This section governs interagency placement committees …
§ 4096.5 (a) This section governs standards for the mental health program …
§ 4096.55 (a) The State Department of Social Services, in collaboration …
§ 4096.6 (a) For the purpose of this section, “family-based aftercare …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 4 > Part 1 > Chapter 3 > Article 5 - Programs for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children and Court Wards and Dependents

  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • custody: means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case "custody" means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 17.1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
  • state hospital: means any hospital specified in Section 4100. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4001
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.