{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"9252","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 9252","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8.5. MELLO-GRANLUND OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT [9000. - 9861.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-8.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3.5. Coordinated System of Care [9250. - 9256.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-8.5/chapter-3.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 541, Sec. 14.   Effective January 1, 2003.","effective":"2003-01-01","html":"<p>Implementation of this chapter shall be grounded on the following principles:</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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.</p><p>(c) Home- and community-based long-term care services shall be readily accessible from the hospital.</p><p>(d) Home- and community-based long-term care services that meet a wide range of consumer needs shall be available.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/coordinated-system-of-care-9252","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}