{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"12202","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12202","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. State Supplementary Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled [12000. - 12351.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Payment of Aid [12200. - 12205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-3/article-5"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1216.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The policy shall be followed of granting aid to the recipient in his own home or in some other suitable home of his own choosing in preference to placing him in an institution.</p>","text":"The policy shall be followed of granting aid to the recipient in his own home or in some other suitable home of his own choosing in preference to placing him in an institution.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/payment-of-aid-12202","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}