California Health and Safety Code

§ 104323

HSC § 104323 Effective Jan 1, 2009Div. 103 · Part 1 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a degenerative disease of the motor nerves that causes progressive weakness of all voluntary muscles. People with ALS become unable to move, swallow, speak, and breathe without assistance, usually remaining fully aware of what is happening to them and to their families.

(b)ALS is a fatal disease. Most ALS patients die within two to five years of symptom onset. Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes someone dies of the disease. ALS knows no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries, often striking people at midlife and at the height of family and financial responsibilities.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 409, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.