California Health and Safety Code 50685.5 – As used in this chapter, “persons requiring supportive services” …
As used in this chapter, “persons requiring supportive services” means persons who are eligible to receive housing assistance pursuant to federal law because of financial inability to provide adequate housing for themselves or persons dependent upon them, who are or will be participating in programs of rehabilitation, education, or social services, and who meet any of the following criteria:
(a) The person shall have been determined to have a developmental disability, but not to require institutional care, by the State Department of Developmental Services, a regional center established pursuant to § 4620 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or by the designated representative thereof.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 50685.5
- department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See California Health and Safety Code 50681
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
(b) The person shall have been determined to have a mental health disorder, but not to require institutional care, by a local director of mental health services, by the State Department of Health Care Services, or by the designated representatives thereof.
(c) The person shall have been determined to have a physical disability by the Department of Rehabilitation or by the designated representatives thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 42. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)