Terms Used In California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 102 > Part 1 > Chapter 7 > Article 2 - Responsibility of Attending Physician

• Child: means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. See California Family Code 3402
• Child custody determination: means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. See California Family Code 3402
• County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
• Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination. See California Family Code 3402
• Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
• Director: means "State Director of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 21
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See California Family Code 3402