Welfare and Institutions Code section 5696.2

No ward shall be admitted to any regional facility described in this chapter who meets any of the following criteria:

(a)

The ward has a primary substance abuse problem.

(b)

The ward has a primary developmental disability.

(c)

The ward requires an acute psychiatric hospital setting.

(d)

The ward can benefit from or requires a level of treatment or confinement not provided at the facility.

(e)

The ward suffers from a medical condition which requires ongoing nursing and medical care, beyond the level that the program can provide.

(f)

The ward is under conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of this part.

Source: Section 5696.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=5696.­2.­ (updated Jun. 30, 1991; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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