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Section 7100.

7100. (a) The board of supervisors of each county may maintain in the county hospital or in any other hospital situated within or without the county or in any other psychiatric health facility situated within or without the county, suitable facilities and nonhospital or hospital service for the detention, supervision, care, and treatment of persons who […]

Section 7101.

7101. As used in this chapter “county psychiatric hospital” means the hospital, ward, or facility provided by the county pursuant to the provisions of Section 7100. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)

Section 7102.

7102. The superintendent or person in charge of the county psychiatric hospital, may receive, detain, supervise, care for or treat in the hospital any person who comes within any of the following descriptions: (a) Who has been placed therein pursuant to a court order or court commitment under the provisions of this code or the Penal […]

Section 7103.

7103. The superintendent or person in charge of the county psychiatric hospital may admit and provide care and treatment in the hospital for any person who comes within the following descriptions: (a) Who voluntarily makes a written application as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Part 1 of Division 6 of this code. […]

Section 7104.

7104. Any adult person detained in such hospital, who is in such condition of mind as to render him competent to make such application shall at his request be exempt from medical or psychiatric treatment, upon filing with the superintendent a statement that he depends upon prayer or spiritual means for healing in the practice […]

Section 7105.

7105. A superintendent or person in charge of the county psychiatric hospital may discharge any patient who is not a proper case for treatment therein. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1667.)

Section 7106.

7106. In case a county psychiatric hospital patient or the person legally liable for his maintenance is or becomes the owner of property, real, personal, or mixed, the county furnishing such care, treatment, or observation, shall be reimbursed therefrom for its charges. The board of supervisors of the county shall fix and determine a schedule […]

Section 7107.

7107. Any superintendent or person in charge of the county psychiatric hospital, and any public officer, public employee, or public physician who either admits, causes to be admitted, delivers, or assists in delivering, detains, cares for, or treats, or assists in detaining, caring for or treating, any person pursuant to this chapter shall not be […]