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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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 6006 - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/welfare-and-institutions-code/wic-sect-6006/
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