California Welfare and Institutions Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

• Section 9000.
  This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act, that reflects the policy mandates and directives of the Older...
• Section 9001.
  The Legislature hereby finds and recognizes all of the following:(a) Older individuals constitute a fundamental resource of the state that previously has been undervalued and poorly...
• Section 9002.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Programs shall be initiated, promoted, and developed through all of the following:(1) Volunteers and volunteer groups.(2) Partnership with local...
• Section 9003.
  (a) If any section of this code relating to aging cannot be given effect without causing this state’s plan to be out of conformity with federal...
• Section 9004.
  Unless the context otherwise indicates, the definitions of the terms set forth in this chapter apply for purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch....
• Section 9004.5.
  “Adult day health care” means an organized day program of therapeutic, social, and health activities and services provided pursuant to this division to elderly persons...
• Section 9005.
  “Advisory council” means a specific representative body of laypersons and service providers that represent the interests of older individuals within the boundaries of a planning...
• Section 9006.
  “Area agency on aging” means a private nonprofit or public agency designated by the department that works for the interests of older Californians within a...
• Section 9007.
  “Care or case management services” means:(a) Client assessment, in conjunction with the development of a service plan with the participant and appropriate others, to provide for...
• Section 9008.
  “Commission” means the California Commission on Aging.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
• Section 9009.
  (a) “Elder Economic Security Standard Index” means an index, available on the Internet, that quantifies the costs in the private market for meeting the basic needs...
• Section 9010.
  “Comprehensive and coordinated system” means a program of interrelated social and nutrition services designed to meet the needs of older individuals in a planning and...
• Section 9011.
  “Department” means the California Department of Aging.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
• Section 9012.
  “Director” means the Director of the California Department of Aging.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
• Section 9013.
  “Frail elderly” means a person having those chronic physical or mental limitations that restrict individual ability to carry out normal activities of daily living and...
• Section 9014.
  “Greatest economic need” means the need resulting from an income level at or below the poverty threshold established by the Bureau of the Census.(Added by...
• Section 9015.
  “Greatest social need” means the need caused by noneconomic factors, that include physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, cultural or social isolation, including that caused...
• Section 9016.
  “Long-term care” means a coordinated continuum of preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, supportive, and maintenance services that address the health, social, and personal needs of individuals...
• Section 9017.
  “Older Americans Act” means Chapter 35 (commencing with Section 3001) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13....
• Section 9018.
  “Older individual” or “elderly” means a person 60 years of age or older, except where this provision is inconsistent with federal requirements.(Added by Stats. 1996,...
• Section 9019.
  “Personal and community support networks” means families, friends, neighbors, church groups and community organizations to which the elderly turn naturally to for assistance.(Added by Stats....
• Section 9020.
  “Planning and service area” means an area specified by the department as directed by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.(Added by Stats. 1996,...
• Section 9021.
  “Preventive services” means services that avoid dependency and assist older persons in maintaining their good health, well-being, and growth.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec....
• Section 9022.
  “Supportive services” means services that maintain individuals in home environments and avoid institutional care.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1097, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
• Section 9023.
  “Systems of home and community based services” means an integrated continuum of service options available locally to older individuals and functionally impaired adults, through programs...

Last modified: October 22, 2018