Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16902 · Chapter 1. General

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16902

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

“Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1331, Sec. 9. Effective October 2, 1989.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=16902.
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