California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC |
Division 4.5. SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED |
Chapter 5. Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities |
ARTICLE 2. Regional Center Responsibilities |
Section 4653.
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Except for those developmentally disabled persons judicially committed to state hospitals, no developmentally disabled person shall be admitted to a state hospital except upon the referral of a regional center. Upon discharge from a state hospital, a developmentally disabled person shall be referred to an appropriate regional center.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)