Cal. WIC § 4852
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 4852, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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Official statutory text
A consumer shall be referred to a provider of habilitation services under this chapter when all of the following apply:
(a) The individual is an adult who has been diagnosed as having a developmental disability.
(b) The individual is determined to be in need of and has chosen habilitation services through the individual program planning process pursuant to Section 4646.
(a) The individual is an adult who has been diagnosed as having a developmental disability.
(b) The individual is determined to be in need of and has chosen habilitation services through the individual program planning process pursuant to Section 4646.
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