Section 9252 - Principles for implementing chapterImplementation 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.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 9252
Added by Stats 2002 ch 541 (SB 953),s 14, eff. 1/1/2003.