Cal. WIC § 12312
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 12312, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate and require the assessment and provision of supportive services to in-home supportive services (IHSS) recipients, including, but not limited to, the following requirements:
(a) Protocols and authorization for county social workers to make expedited assessments of the needs of current and potential IHSS recipients during times of a natural disaster.
(b) Protocols to ensure that authorized services will continue to be provided to recipients during times of displacement resulting from a natural disaster.
(c) Protocols to address any specific and unique needs of IHSS recipients that have not previously been addressed in the county’s or the city and county’s emergency plan pursuant to Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.
(a) Protocols and authorization for county social workers to make expedited assessments of the needs of current and potential IHSS recipients during times of a natural disaster.
(b) Protocols to ensure that authorized services will continue to be provided to recipients during times of displacement resulting from a natural disaster.
(c) Protocols to address any specific and unique needs of IHSS recipients that have not previously been addressed in the county’s or the city and county’s emergency plan pursuant to Section 8593.3 of the Government Code.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.