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.)