DIVISION 4.5. SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED 4500-4885›CHAPTER 5. Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities 4620-4669.75›ARTICLE 2. Regional Center Responsibilities 4640-4659.2

§ 4653

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.)

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