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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5987›PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT 5000-5550›CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment 5150-5349.1›ARTICLE 4. Certification for Intensive Treatment 5250-5259.3

§ 5259

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1598, Sec. 4.)

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