Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000 - 5987]
( Division 5 repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667. ) PART 1. THE LANTERMAN-PETRIS-SHORT ACT [5000 - 5550]
( Heading of Part 1 amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1374. ) CHAPTER 2. Involuntary Treatment [5150 - 5349.1]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667. ) ARTICLE 1. Detention of Mentally Disordered Persons for Evaluation and Treatment [5150 - 5155]
( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1472. ) 5150.5.
(a) An examination or assessment pursuant to Section 5150 or 5151 may be conducted using telehealth. An examination or assessment provided pursuant to
Section 5150 or 5151 shall be consistent with the county’s authority to designate facilities for evaluation and treatment, pursuant to Sections 5150 and 5404.
(b) For the purposes of this section and Section 5151, “telehealth” means the mode of delivering health care services and public health via information and communication technologies, as defined in Section 2290.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 149, Sec. 2. (AB 3242) Effective January 1, 2021.)