Welfare and Institutions Code section 5623.5

Commencing October 1, 1991, and to the extent resources are available, no county shall deny any person receiving services administered by the county mental health program access to any medication which has been prescribed by the treating physician and approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Medi-Cal program for use in the treatment of psychiatric illness.

Source: Section 5623.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5623.­5.­ (updated Jun. 30, 1991; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Nov. 3, 2025

§ 5623.5's source at ca​.gov