{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1812","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1812","heading":"","body":"“Authorized mental health facility” means a facility that is licensed or certified as a mental health treatment facility or a hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250, by the State Department of Public Health, and may include, but is not limited to, a licensed psychiatric hospital, a licensed psychiatric health facility, or a certified crisis stabilization unit. An authorized mental health facility may also be a psychiatric health facility licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services. The facility shall be staffed at all times with at least one registered nurse.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2.5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES [1797. - 1863.]","CHAPTER 13. Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination [1800. - 1857.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [1810. - 1820.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c57016a87e8499c5cf2cfb829378b6086590afd0cbb37be884dcf6329c47ac30","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1811","next":"us-ca/hsc-1813"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}