{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"416.17","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 416.17","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135. - 1179.102.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES [137. - 429.997.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties [416. - 429.997.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-1/part-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7.5. Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons [416. - 416.23.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-1/part-1/chapter-2/article-7.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 894, Sec. 1.   (AB 1663)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>It is the intent of this article that the director, when acting as guardian or conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled person, shall maintain close contact with the developmentally disabled person no matter where the person is living in this state; shall act as a wise parent would act in caring for the parent’s developmentally disabled child; shall permit and encourage maximum self-reliance on the part of the developmentally disabled person under their protection; and shall work with regional centers and the person, to the greatest extent possible, to develop and implement less restrictive alternatives to conservatorship.</p>","text":"It is the intent of this article that the director, when acting as guardian or conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled person, shall maintain close contact with the developmentally disabled person no matter where the person is living in this state; shall act as a wise parent would act in caring for the parent’s developmentally disabled child; shall permit and encourage maximum self-reliance on the part of the developmentally disabled person under their protection; and shall work with regional centers and the person, to the greatest extent possible, to develop and implement less restrictive alternatives to conservatorship.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/conservatorship-and-guardianship-for-developmentally-416-17","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}