Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES 10000-18999.98›PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 10000-10077›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 10050-10063
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California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
“Public social services” means those activities and functions of state and local government administered or supervised by the department or the State Department of Health Services and involved in providing aid or services or both, including health care services and medical assistance, to those people of the state who, because of their economic circumstances or social condition, are in need thereof and may benefit thereby.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)
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