California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4353

WIC § 4353 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 5

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)There is a large population of persons who have suffered traumatic brain injuries resulting in significant functional impairment. The annual number of brain injuries is greater than the rates of breast cancer, heart attack, lung cancer, HIV and AIDS, spinal cord injuries, and multiple sclerosis combined.

(b)Roughly 28 percent of all brain injuries are due to a fall, and 20 percent are due to motor vehicle accidents. Those injuries attributable to motor vehicle accidents, however, account for the greatest number of hospitalizations.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 402, Sec. 1. (SB 398) Effective January 1, 2019.