Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

Projects may offer day care centers providing necessary meals, personal care and therapeutic activities. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

Supportive care organization services shall be made available as needed. “Need” determinations shall be made jointly by the participants and project’s staff. Any disagreements shall be appealable. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

Projects shall establish eligibility criteria in order that a mix is obtained which will include both short-term and long-term participants who will make maximum use of the projects’ resources. Priorities must be explained in full prior to contracting with the department and may …

Participants shall be charged on a sliding-fee scale basis which is reasonably related to ability to pay. An effort shall be made by the projects to give priority to low-income elderly persons. The department shall develop guidelines regarding the fees for service. The department…

No copayment charges shall be imposed upon Medi-Cal enrollees. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

The supportive care organization shall make a concerted effort to employ persons over the age of 40 when such qualified personnel are available. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

The project shall provide a single standard record for each participant, and shall cooperate with subcontractors and providers of noncovered services to maintain a complete unit record for each participant. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

The projects shall provide to the department and to the participants such statistical information regarding utilization of services, age and sex, specific mortality and morbidity rates, patient discomfort, patient disability, patient satisfaction, services supplied, quality of ca…

The projects shall establish procedures for continuous review of utilization and cost of services. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

Participation in a supportive care project plan shall be voluntary and the project shall not use false advertising or any other form of coercion to induce enrollment. Failure to comply with this section will constitute a substantial breach of contract. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. …

A participant grievance procedure must be established by the project through which an aggrieved participant may submit his complaint to the project which will hear and take action on the complaint. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

If the participant is not satisfied with the project’s disposition of his grievance, he may appeal the project’s decision to the department. The department shall make a written determination within 30 days. Findings and recommendations of the department shall be binding upon the …

The department shall request such waivers as are necessary for the use of health care moneys provided under Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

Only federal funds may be used for the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 992.)

(a) (1) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food. (2) Food insecurity is defined as the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs to live a healthy life …

(a) No later than June 30, 2007, each multipurpose senior center and each senior center, as defined in subdivisions (j) and (n) of Section 9591, shall develop and maintain a written emergency operations plan. This emergency operations plan shall include, but not be limited to, al…