Welfare and Institutions Code § 4653

ARTICLE 2. Regional Center Responsibilities

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4653Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.

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.