Welfare and Institutions Code section 9013

“Frail elderly” means a person having those chronic physical or mental limitations that restrict individual ability to carry out normal activities of daily living and that threaten an individual’s capacity to live an independent life.

Source: Section 9013, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=9013. (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Oct. 19, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_9013

Original Source: Section 9013, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=9013. (last accessed May 12, 2025).