California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 5585.
  This part shall be known as the Children’s Civil Commitment and Mental Health Treatment Act of 1988.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1202, Sec. 2.)
• Section 5585.10.
  This part shall be construed to promote the legislative intent and purposes of this part as follows:(a) To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of minors with...
• Section 5585.20.
  This part shall apply only to the initial 72 hours of mental health evaluation and treatment provided to a minor. Notwithstanding the provisions of the...
• Section 5585.21.
  The Director of Health Care Services may promulgate regulations as necessary to implement and clarify the provisions of this part as they relate to minors.(Amended...
• Section 5585.22.
  The Director of Health Care Services, in consultation with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, may develop the appropriate educational materials and a...
• Section 5585.25.
  “Gravely disabled minor” means a minor who, as a result of a mental disorder, is unable to use the elements of life that are essential...

Last modified: October 22, 2018