{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"4653","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4653","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4.5. SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED [4500. - 4894.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Regional Centers for Persons With Developmental Disabilities [4620. - 4669.75.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4.5/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Regional Center Responsibilities [4640. - 4659.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-4.5/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/regional-center-responsibilities-4653","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}