California Gravely Disabled Definition After SB 43 (WIC 5008(h))

Whether documented findings meet California's "gravely disabled" definition as SB 43 rewrote it (WIC 5008(h)).

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Example

Cause
Severe substance use disorder
Food
Able to provide
Clothing
Able to provide
Shelter
Able to provide
Personal safety
Able to provide
Necessary medical care
Unable to provide
The inability results from the condition
Met

Result: A severe substance use disorder alone, unable to obtain necessary medical care: meets 5008(h)(1)(A).

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What you enter

  • Cause
  • Hold or proceeding
  • Food
  • Clothing
  • Shelter
  • Personal safety
  • Necessary medical care
  • The inability results from the condition
How this is calculated

Cal. Welfare & Institutions Code (WIC) 5008(h), as amended by SB 43 (2023) and SB 1238 (Stats. 2024, ch. 644). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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