Health and Safety Code section 1446

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person, in order to be eligible for care, shall be a resident of the state and county wherein care is furnished as defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17100) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Source: Section 1446, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1446. (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_1446

Original Source: Section 1446, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1446. (last accessed May 12, 2025).