{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"125210","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 125210","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100. - 125850.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106"},{"name":"PART 5. HEREDITARY DISEASES/CONGENITAL DEFECTS [124975. - 125292.10.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Genetic Disease Services [125125. - 125286.35.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-5/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Long-Term Care for Degenerative Genetic Disease [125200. - 125220.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-106/part-5/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>For the purposes of this article, chronic and degenerative diseases shall include those conditions that are neurological and neuromuscular in origin, including such disorders as Huntington’s disease, Friedrich’s ataxia, Joseph’s disease, and other disorders that are determined by the department to be similar in origin and clinical manifestation to the named disorders, and that affect adults.</p>","text":"For the purposes of this article, chronic and degenerative diseases shall include those conditions that are neurological and neuromuscular in origin, including such disorders as Huntington’s disease, Friedrich’s ataxia, Joseph’s disease, and other disorders that are determined by the department to be similar in origin and clinical manifestation to the named disorders, and that affect adults.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/long-term-care-for-degenerative-genetic-disease-125210","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}