California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4512

WIC § 4512 Effective Jul 2, 2024Div. 4.5 · Ch. 1.6

Statute text

As used in this division:

(a)(1) “Developmental disability” means a disability that originates before an individual attains 18 years of age, continues, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely, and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual. As defined by the Director of Developmental Services, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, this term shall include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. This term shall also include disabling conditions found to be closely related to intellectual disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with an intellectual disability, but shall not include other handicapping conditions that are solely physical in nature.

(2)(A) A child who is under five years of age shall be provisionally eligible for regional center services if the child has a disability that is not solely physical in nature and has significant functional limitations in at least two of the following areas of major life activity, as determined by a regional center and as appropriate to the age of the child:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. (AB 162) Effective July 2, 2024.