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California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 5696.2

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria:

(a) The ward has a primary substance abuse problem.

(b) The ward has a primary developmental disability.

(c) The ward requires an acute psychiatric hospital setting.

(d) The ward can benefit from or requires a level of treatment or confinement not provided at the facility.

(e) The ward suffers from a medical condition which requires ongoing nursing and medical care, beyond the level that the program can provide.

(f) The ward is under conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of this part.

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