California Statutes

§ 5306. — 5306. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1288, Sec. 11.)

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(a)Notwithstanding Section 5113, if the provisions of Section 5309 have been met, the superintendent, the professional person in charge of the hospital providing 90-day involuntary treatment, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in subdivision (a) of Section 5309, and the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s treatment shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for any action by a person released before the end of a 90-day period pursuant to this article.
(b)The superintendent, the professional person in charge of the hospital providing 90-day involuntary treatment, the medical director of the facility or his or her designee described in subdivision (a) of Section 5309, and the psychiatrist directly responsible for the person’s trea

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1288, Sec. 11. Effective September 30, 1985.

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