Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code § 16509.1 : California Welfare And Institutions Code — Public Social Services — State Child Welfare Services — Child under treatment by spiritual means through prayer

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

No child who in good faith is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected within the purview of this chapter.