Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 4242
Families of Persons With a Serious Mental Health Disorder
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2011
As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Family” means persons whose children, spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents, or grandchildren have a serious mental disorder.
(a) “Family” means persons whose children, spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents, or grandchildren have a serious mental health disorder.
(b) “Serious mental disorder” means a mental disorder that is severe in degree and persistent in duration and that may cause behavioral disorder or impair functioning so as to interfere substantially with activities of daily living. Serious mental disorders include schizophrenia, major affective disorders, and other severely disabling mental disorders.
(b) “Serious mental health disorder” means a mental health disorder that is severe in degree and persistent in duration and that may cause a behavioral disorder or impair functioning so as to interfere substantially with activities of daily living. Serious mental health disorders include schizophrenia, major affective disorders, and other severely disabling mental health disorders.
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