§ 5510 (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(1) The …
§ 5511 The Director of State Hospitals or the executive director of each …
§ 5512 Training of county patients’ rights advocates shall be provided by …
§ 5513 The patients’ rights program shall serve as a liaison between county …
§ 5514 There shall be a five-person Patients’ Rights Committee formed …

Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 5 > Part 1 > Chapter 6.2 > Article 2 - Patients' Rights Program

  • Advocacy: means those activities undertaken on behalf of persons who are receiving or have received mental health services to protect their rights or to secure or upgrade treatment or other services to which they are entitled. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 5500
  • 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
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.