Business and Professions Code section 2256

Any intentional violation of Section 5326.2 to 5326.8, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to the rights of involuntarily confined inpatients, constitutes unprofessional conduct.

Source: Section 2256, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=2256. (updated Jan. 1, 1980; accessed Nov. 9, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_2256

Original Source: Section 2256, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=2256. (last accessed May 12, 2025).