Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4653 · Article 2. Regional Center Responsibilities
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.
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