{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"12306.5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12306.5","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 7. In-Home Supportive Services [12300. - 12318.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-3/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 795, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Any public or private agency, including a contractor under Section <a href=\"/wic/12302.1\">12302.1</a>, who maintains a list or registry of prospective in-home supportive services providers shall require proof of identification from a prospective provider. This identification shall be provided prior to placing the prospective provider on a list or registry or supplying a name from the list or registry to an applicant for, or recipient of, in-home supportive services.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this section, proof of identification includes, but is not limited to, a positive photograph identification from a government source.</p>","text":"(a) Any public or private agency, including a contractor under Section 12302.1, who maintains a list or registry of prospective in-home supportive services providers shall require proof of identification from a prospective provider. This identification shall be provided prior to placing the prospective provider on a list or registry or supplying a name from the list or registry to an applicant for, or recipient of, in-home supportive services. (b) For purposes of this section, proof of identification includes, but is not limited to, a positive photograph identification from a government source.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/in-home-supportive-services-12306-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}