SECTIONS 18650 - California Statutes

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE

SECTION 18650

18650. Every blind person who was a resident of the Oakland
Orientation Center for the Blind on March 1, 1951, who may be
transferred to other facilities either public or private and who is
unable to work, shall be considered as a beneficiary of the state in
exercise of the power to assist the handicapped, and when he has no
other source of income or support, including receipt of benefits
under any public assistance program, shall receive not less than two
dollars ($2) per week as aid for his personal needs. Such payments
shall be made from funds appropriated for the support of the
department.
The director may contract with public or private agencies for the
proper care of all residents who may be transferred from the Oakland
Orientation Center for the Blind to other public or private
facilities. Payments for the support of all persons so transferred
shall be made from funds appropriated for the support of the
department.
All residents who are transferred from the Oakland Orientation
Center for the Blind to other facilities shall be provided at the
expense of the state with room, board, medical, dental and eye care,
and such other services as may be deemed necessary by the director.