The evaluation process.
Complete Intake
Begin by submitting your medical and behavioral health history through our secure form. Available to California residents.
Clinical Review
A licensed provider evaluates your condition and determines clinical appropriateness for California in accordance with applicable guidelines.
Documentation
If clinically appropriate, documentation is issued by your licensed provider based on their professional judgment.
Who May Qualify
- →Anxiety disorders
- →Depression
- →Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- →Panic disorder
- →Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- →Bipolar disorder
- →Other qualifying mental health conditions
Evaluations in California are conducted by licensed professionals in accordance with federal housing guidance. Documentation is issued only when medically appropriate.
Special circumstances.
- →AB 468 (effective 2022, H&S 122317-122319.5): a valid California ESA letter must include the provider's license number, license type, jurisdiction, effective date, and a written misrepresentation notice.
- →California requires a clinical relationship of at least 30 days with a California-licensed health care practitioner before ESA documentation can be issued -- plan ahead.
- →You should receive a separate written notice (in 12-point bold) confirming the animal does not have service-dog access rights. This is a statutory consumer disclosure.
- →Misrepresenting an animal as a service animal is a misdemeanor under Penal Code 365.7 (up to 6 months / $1,000). Civil penalties for fraudulent ESA documentation under AB 468 escalate $500 / $1,000 / $2,500.
- →ESAs do not have public-accommodation access rights in California (Civ. Code 54.1(b)(6)(A)).
This summary is general patient information about California ESA-related laws as of 2026 and is not legal advice. Statutes and rules can change; consult a licensed attorney for advice about your specific situation.