California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5008

WIC § 5008 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 1

Statute text

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this part:

(a)“Evaluation” consists of multidisciplinary professional analyses of a person’s medical, psychological, educational, social, financial, and legal conditions as may appear to constitute a problem. Persons providing evaluation services shall be properly qualified professionals and may be full-time employees of an agency providing face-to-face, which includes telehealth, evaluation services or may be part-time employees or may be employed on a contractual basis.

(b)“Court-ordered evaluation” means an evaluation ordered by a superior court pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5200) of Chapter 2 or by a superior court pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of Chapter 2.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 644, Sec. 5. (SB 1238) Effective January 1, 2025.