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DIVISION 6. ADMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL COMMITMENTS 6000-6825›PART 1. ADMISSIONS 6000-6008›CHAPTER 1. Voluntary Admissions to Mental Hospitals and Institutions 6000-6008
§ 6006
California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A person admitted as a voluntary patient to a state hospital, a private mental institution, or a county psychiatric hospital shall have the following rights in addition to the right to leave such hospital as specified in this chapter:
(a) He shall receive such care and treatment as his condition requires for the full period that he is a patient;
(b) He shall have the full patient rights specified in Article 7 (commencing with Section 5325) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 5 of this code.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374.)
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