California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 9157

WIC § 9157 Effective Jun 30, 2022Div. 8.5 · Ch. 2 · Art. 5

Statute text

As used in this chapter:

(a)“Caregiver” means any unpaid family member or individual who assumes responsibility for the care of a cognitively impaired adult with chronic and debilitating health conditions, including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke or aneurysm, degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury.

(b)“Cognitive impairment” means significant destruction of brain tissue with resultant loss of brain function. Examples of causes of the impairments include dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke or aneurysm, degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 39. (SB 187) Effective June 30, 2022.