§ 10290. Patient Consent Form.

(a) Each patient shall attest to voluntary participation in a program by providing written documentation of his/her informed consent.

(b) The program shall ensure that the patient reads and understands the consent form, explain program rules, and supply the patient with copies of the consent form and program rules.

(c) If a patient is admitted to a new treatment episode after a previous episode of treatment was terminated by the program physician and the discharge was noted in the patient's record, the program shall reissue rules and instructions to the patient and require that the patient resign the consent form.

HISTORY

1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering and amending parts of former section 10186 to 10290 filed 6-3-91 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 34).

2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed 3-15-96 as an emergency; operative 3-15-96 (Register 96, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Amendmentof subsections (a) and (c) refiled 7-8-96 as an emergency; operative 7-12-96 (Register 96, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-12-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) refiled 10-23-96 as an emergency; operative 10-29-96 (Register 96, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

5. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) refiled 2-11-97 as an emergency; operative 2-24-97 (Register 97, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-24-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-11-97 order transmitted to OAL 3-4-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 2-11-97 order filed 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16).

7. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed 4-15-97 as an emergency; operative 4-15-97 (Register 97, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-13-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

8. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-15-97 order, including amendment of subsections (a) and (c), transmitted to OAL 6-2-97 and filed 6-13-97 (Register 97, No. 24).

9. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) and Note filed 4-19-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 16).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 11755, 11835, 11839.3 and 11839.20, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 11839.3 and 11839.20, Health and Safety Code.