California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 4653

CA Welf & Inst Code § 4653 (2017)  

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.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018