2018 California Code
Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
DIVISION 8.5 - MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT
CHAPTER 3.5 - Coordinated System of Care
Section 9252.

9252.  

Implementation of this chapter shall be grounded on the following principles:

(a) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive, most home-based environment compatible with the health condition, mental status, and long-term needs of each consumer.

(b) Services shall be accessible through multiple points of entry into a continuum of long-term care services that meet a wide range of needs of the aging population and for persons with disabilities.

(c) Home- and community-based long-term care services shall be readily accessible from the hospital.

(d) Home- and community-based long-term care services that meet a wide range of consumer needs shall be available.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 541, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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