{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-416.17","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 416.17","heading":"","body":"It is the intent of this article that the director, when acting as guardian or conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled person, shall maintain close contact with the developmentally disabled person no matter where the person is living in this state; shall act as a wise parent would act in caring for the parent’s developmentally disabled child; shall permit and encourage maximum self-reliance on the part of the developmentally disabled person under their protection; and shall work with regional centers and the person, to the greatest extent possible, to develop and implement less restrictive alternatives to conservatorship.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 1. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH [135. - 1179.102.]","PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES [137. - 429.997.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties [416. - 429.997.]","ARTICLE 7.5. Conservatorship and Guardianship for Developmentally Disabled Persons [416. - 416.23.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5d0100ff49987122a106fe537bd4fad1040cb11dcf8bf4c4e72a501bd16c719d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-416.16","next":"us-ca/hsc-416.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}