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Welfare and Institutions Code § 12253

ARTICLE 6. Services

Current as of September 28, 2026Welf. & Inst. Code, § 12253Official source ↗Ask about this

Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.

The department and the State Department of Rehabilitation shall jointly develop plans for the orderly processing of cases referred to the State Department of Rehabilitation for a determination of feasibility and planning for vocational rehabilitation.

To the extent permitted by federal law the State Department of Rehabilitation shall provide vocational rehabilitation services approved under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to every individual referred pursuant to Section 1615 of Part A of Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The State Department of Rehabilitation may contract with individual counties to provide such services.

Vocational rehabilitation services provided under this section shall be financed, to the extent possible, under Section 1615(b) of Part A of Title XVI of the Social Security Act and shall be limited to the amounts appropriated for such purpose.