California Code
PART 1 - THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT
CHAPTER 6.2 - Mental Health Advocacy

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 5500. - 5500. As used in this chapter: (a) “Advocacy” means those...

ARTICLE 2 - Patients Rights Program

Section 5510. - 5510. (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1)...

Section 5511. - 5511. The Director of State Hospitals or the executive director...

Section 5512. - 5512. Training of county patients’ rights advocates shall be provided...

Section 5513. - 5513. The patients’ rights program shall serve as a liaison...

Section 5514. - 5514. There shall be a five-person Patients’ Rights Committee formed...

ARTICLE 3 - County Advocates

Section 5520. - 5520. Each local mental health director shall appoint, or contract...

Section 5521. - 5521. It is the intent of the Legislature that legal...

Section 5522. - 5522. County patients’ rights advocates may conduct investigations if there...

Section 5523. - 5523. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and without...

Section 5524. - 5524. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a county shall verify...

Section 5525. - 5525. (a) An employer, or any person acting on behalf...

ARTICLE 4 - Access to Clients

Section 5530. - 5530. (a) County patients’ rights advocates shall have access to...

ARTICLE 5 - Access to Records

Section 5540. - 5540. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in...

Section 5541. - 5541. (a) A specific authorization by the client or by...

Section 5542. - 5542. County patients’ rights advocates shall have the right to...

Section 5543. - 5543. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the...

Section 5544. - 5544. Any written client information obtained by county patients’ rights...

Section 5545. - 5545. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit...

Section 5546. - 5546. The actual cost of copying any records or other...

ARTICLE 6 - Penalties

Section 5550. - 5550. (a) Any person participating in filing a complaint or...

ARTICLE 7 - Housing Conservatorship Working Group

Section 5555. - 5555. (a) The County of Los Angeles, the County of...

Section 5556. - 5556. This article shall remain in effect only until January...