California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4653

Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.

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.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4653 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/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

Other sections in Article 2 - Regional Center Responsibilities

§ 4640§ 4640.6§ 4640.7§ 4640.8§ 4640.9§ 4641§ 4641.1§ 4641.5§ 4642§ 4643…§ 4659.11§ 4659.12§ 4659.13§ 4659.14§ 4659.15§ 4659.16§ 4659.17§ 4659.18§ 4659.19§ 4659.20

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