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California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 4417

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The State Department of Developmental Services may:

(1) Disseminate educational information relating to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities.

(2) Upon request, advise all public officers, organizations and agencies interested in the developmental disabilities of the people of the state.

(3) Conduct educational and related work that will tend to encourage the development of proper facilities for persons with developmental disabilities throughout the state.

(b) The department may organize, establish, and maintain community mental health clinics for the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of intellectual disability. These clinics may be maintained only for persons not requiring institutional care, who voluntarily seek the aid of the clinics. These clinics may be maintained at the locations in the communities of the state designated by the director, or at any institution under the jurisdiction of the department designated by the director.

(c) The department may establish rules and regulations that are necessary to carry out this section. This section does not authorize any form of compulsory medical or physical examination, treatment, or control of any person.

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