Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 838.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 838.1 - Quarterly Reports on Psychosurgery

Each facility which performs psychosurgery, or prefrontal sonic treatment involving destruction of cells or tissue, or each physician who performs these treatments outside a facility, shall submit to the local mental health director a quarterly report of all such procedures actually performed during the preceding quarter. The report shall contain, in addition to the data listed in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5326.15, the following information:

(a) Psychiatric diagnosis;

(b) Type of psychosurgery performed;

(c) Date surgery performed;

(d) Complications that arose during or after completing psychosurgery.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 838.1

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5326.95 and 5400, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5326.15, Welfare and Institutions Code.