California AB1566 amends the definition of "severe neglect" in the Penal Code.

California AB1566 amends the definition of "severe neglect" in the Penal Code to clarify that it includes the negligent failure of a person responsible for a child's welfare to protect the child from severe malnutrition or medical neglect. The bill specifies that severe neglect involves willful actions or omissions that cause serious illness, injury, or death, or place the child at imminent risk. It also ensures that spiritual treatment or religious medical decisions do not constitute neglect.

California AB1566 amends the definition of "severe neglect" in the Penal Code.

California AB1566 amends the definition of "severe neglect" in the Penal Code to clarify that it includes the negligent failure of a person responsible for a child's welfare to protect the child from severe malnutrition or medical neglect. The bill specifies that severe neglect involves willful actions or omissions that cause serious illness, injury, or death, or place the child at imminent risk. It also ensures that spiritual treatment or religious medical decisions do not constitute neglect.