Section 9252.  


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  • 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.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 541, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)