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CA Health & Safety Code § 1551.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1551.5.

1551.5.  In addition to the witness fees and mileage provided by Section 11450.40 of the Government Code, the department may pay actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses in an amount not to exceed the per diem allowance payable to a nonrepresented state employee on travel status. The department may pay witness expenses in advance of the hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1553.

1553.  The withdrawal of an application for a license or a special permit after it has been filed with the state department shall not, unless the state department consents in writing to such withdrawal, deprive the state department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant for the denial of the license or a special permit upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order denying the license or special permit upon any such ground.The suspension, expiration, or forfeiture by operation of law of a license or a special permit issued by the state department, or its suspension, forfeiture, or cancellation by order of the state department or by order of a court of law, or its surrender without the written consent of the state department, shall not deprive the state department of its authority to institute or continue a disciplinary proceeding against the licensee or holder of a special permit upon any ground provided by law or to enter an order suspending or revoking the license or special permit or otherwise taking disciplinary action against the licensee or holder of a special permit on any such ground.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1203.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1554.

1554.  Any license, registration, or special permit suspended pursuant to this chapter, and any special permit revoked pursuant to this chapter, may be reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Section 11522 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1285.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1555.

1555.  Whenever a license, registration, or special permit issued under this chapter for a community care facility is suspended, revoked, temporarily suspended, forfeited, canceled, or expires, the department shall provide written notice of that occurrence within 10 days to the local director of social services and the probation officer of the county in which the community care facility is located.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 821, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1556.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1556.5.

1556.5.  (a) If the department, as a condition of licensure, requires the chief executive officer or other authorized member of the board of directors and the administrator of a foster family agency to attend an orientation given by the licensing agency that outlines the applicable rules and regulations for operation of a foster family agency, that orientation shall include, but not be limited to, a description of policies, procedures, or practices that violate paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 11166 of the Penal Code.(b) If the department requires, as part of an application for licensure for a foster family agency, a written plan of operation, that plan of operation shall include a written plan establishing policies, procedures, or practices to ensure that the foster family agency does not violate paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (i) of Section 11166 of the Penal Code.(c) For purposes of this section, a foster family agency is defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 850, Sec. 2. (AB 1001) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1557.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1557.5.

1557.5.  Each facility required to be licensed pursuant to this chapter shall keep a current record of clients in the facility, including the client’s name and ambulatory status, and the name, address, and telephone number of the client’s physician and of any person or agency responsible for the care of the client. The facility shall protect the privacy and confidentiality of this information.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 869, Sec. 3. See similar Section 1557.5 added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1096.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1557.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Revocation|Section 1557.5.

1557.5.  Each facility required to be licensed shall keep a current record of all of the following:(a)  Clients in the facility, including each client’s name and ambulatory status. (b)  The name, address, and telephone number of each client’s physician. (c)  The name, address, and telephone number of any person or agency responsible for the care of a client. The facility shall respect the privacy and confidentiality of this information.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1096, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1558.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 5.5 - Employee Actions|Section 1558.3.

1558.3.  The department shall conduct an unannounced visit to a facility within 30 days after the department serves an order of immediate exclusion from the facility upon the licensee or a person subject to immediate removal or exclusion from the facility pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 1522 and subdivision (c) of Section 1558 and in order to ensure that the excluded person is not within the facility, unless the department previously has verified that the excluded person is not within the facility.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 9. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1560.

1560.  (a)  The director shall require as a condition precedent to the issuance of any license or special permit for a community care facility, if the licensee or holder of a special permit handles or will handle any money of a person within the community care facility, that the applicant for the license or special permit file or have on file with the state department a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state in a sum to be fixed by the state department based upon the magnitude of the operations of the applicant, but which sum shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), running to the State of California and conditioned upon his or her faithful and honest handling of the money of persons within the facility. (b)  The failure of any licensee under this chapter to maintain on file with the state department a bond in the amount prescribed by the director or who embezzles the trust funds of a person in the facility shall constitute cause for the revocation of the license. (c)  The provisions of this section shall not apply if the licensee meets both of the following requirements: (1)  The licensee operates a community care facility which is licensed to care for children including, but not limited to, a foster family home. (2)  The licensee handles moneys of persons within the community care facility in amounts less than fifty dollars ($50) per person and less than five hundred dollars ($500) for all persons in any month. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1315, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1561.

1561.  The director may grant a partial or total variance from the bonding requirements of Section 1560 for any community care facility if he finds that compliance with them is so onerous that a community care facility will cease to operate, and if he also finds that money of the persons received or cared for in the community care facility has been, or will be, deposited in a bank in this state, in a trust company authorized to transact a trust business in this state, or in a savings and loan association in this state, upon condition that such money may not be withdrawn except on authorization of the guardian or conservator of such person.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1203.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.

1562.  (a) The department shall ensure that operators and staff of community care facilities have appropriate training to provide the care and services for which a license or certificate is issued. The section shall not apply to a facility licensed as an Adult Residential Facility for Persons with Special Health Care Needs pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 1567.50).(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that children in foster care reside in the least restrictive, family-based settings that can meet their needs, and that group homes and short-term residential therapeutic programs will be used only for short-term, specialized, and intensive treatment purposes that are consistent with a case plan that is determined by a child’s best interests. Accordingly, the Legislature encourages the department to adopt policies, practices, and guidance that ensure that the education, qualification, and training requirements for childcare staff in group homes and short-term residential therapeutic programs are consistent with the intended role of group homes and short-term residential therapeutic programs to provide short-term, specialized, and intensive treatment, with a particular focus on crisis intervention, behavioral stabilization, and other treatment-related goals, as well as the connections between those efforts and work toward permanency for children.(c) (1) Each person employed as a facility manager or staff member of a group home or short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined in paragraphs (13) and (18) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502, who provides direct care and supervision to children and youth residing in the group home or short-term residential therapeutic program shall be at least 21 years of age.(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a facility manager or staff member employed at the group home before October 1, 2014.(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “group home” does not include a youth homelessness prevention center.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 341, Sec. 11. (AB 1235) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.03 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.03.

1562.03.  (a) The department shall establish regulations for short-term residential therapeutic programs that are operated as children’s crisis residential programs. At a minimum, the regulations shall include all of the following: (1) Therapeutic programming shall be provided seven days a week, including weekends and holidays, with sufficient mental health professional and paraprofessional staff, as required by the facility’s children’s crisis residential mental health program approval in accordance with the standards and procedures established pursuant to Section 11462.011 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to maintain an appropriate treatment setting and services, based on individual children’s needs.(2) The program shall be staffed with sufficient personnel to accept children 24 hours per day, seven days a week and to admit children, at a minimum, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, 365 days per year. The program shall be sufficiently staffed to discharge children, as appropriate, seven days a week, 365 days per year.(3) Facilities shall be limited to fewer than 16 beds, with at least 50 percent of those beds in single-occupancy rooms.(4) Facilities shall include ample physical space for accommodating individuals who provide daily emotional and physical supports to each child and for integrating family members into the day-to-day care of the youth.(5) The program shall collaborate with each child’s existing mental health team, if applicable, child and family team, if applicable, and other formal and natural supports within 24 hours of intake and throughout the course of care and treatment as appropriate.(6) The program shall create and assist with the implementation of a plan for transitioning each admitted child from the program to his or her home and community, including the establishment of a mental health or child and family team if there is not one already.(b) The program shall annually provide the department with all of the following data as it pertains to children in foster care and children not in foster care in conjunction with its application for licensure renewal:(1) Age and gender of clients served.(2) Duration of stay.(3) Professional classification of staff and contracted staff.(4) Type of placement the client was discharged to.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 704, Sec. 4. (AB 501) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.15.

1562.15.  (a) (1) If a licensee who is also the owner of an adult residential facility notifies the city and county of an intent to sell the property, as required by Section 1562.2, the licensee shall give the city or county the first opportunity to make an offer to purchase the property, at a price that reflects its fair market value, and continue the operation of the adult residential facility. The city or county shall notify the licensee of its intent to purchase the property within 60 days after the notice required by Section 1562.2.(2) (A) After the city or county has made an offer pursuant to paragraph (1), the licensee may accept that offer or any other offer received by the licensee.(B)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an individual or entity planning to continue operating the licensed adult residential facility may make an offer to purchase the facility, and the licensee may accept the offer at any time. The individual or entity that makes an offer to purchase a facility pursuant to this subparagraph shall provide a written statement to the licensee and the department that the individual or entity agrees to continue the operation of the adult residential facility and apply for licensure as an adult residential facility upon completion of the sale of the existing facility.(3) A city or county shall have maximum flexibility in seeking and securing available funding sources to purchase a residential care facility under this section, including any federal, state, local, and private funds. Funding from multiple sources may be combined for purposes of this paragraph. The purchase of property under this section is subject to all existing requirements otherwise applicable by law to the purchasing city or county.(b) (1) A city or county that purchases an adult residential facility pursuant to this section may either take over operation of the facility, or, if possible, enter into a long-term lease for its operation with a nonprofit or for-profit entity. A nonprofit or for-profit entity selected by the city or county shall have a demonstrated history of providing adult residential facility services to individuals in need of those services, including, but not limited to, Medi-Cal and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients.(2) A lease entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a requirement that the lessee maintain licensure of the property as an adult residential facility.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 146, Sec. 3. (AB 2377) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.2.

1562.2.  (a) A licensee of an adult residential facility shall notify the city and county in which the facility is located of a proposed closure, including whether the licensee intends to sell the property or business, no later than 180 days before its proposed closure, or as soon as practicably possible.(b) A licensee of an adult residential facility shall inform the city and county in which the facility is located, the department, all residents, and, if applicable, their legal representatives, in writing, within two business days, and shall notify all applicants for potential residence, and, if applicable, their legal representatives, prior to admission, of any of the following events, or knowledge of the event:(1) A notice of default, notice of trustee’s sale, or any other indication of foreclosure is issued on the property.(2) An unlawful detainer action is initiated against the licensee.(3) The licensee files for bankruptcy.(4) The licensee receives a written notice of default of payment of rent described in Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(5) A utility company has sent a notice of intent to terminate electricity, gas, or water service on the property within not more than 15 days of the notice.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 146, Sec. 4. (AB 2377) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.35.

1562.35.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including, but not limited to Section 1562.3, vendors approved by the department who exclusively provide either initial or continuing education courses for certification of administrators of an adult residential facility as defined by the department, a group home facility as defined by the department, a short-term residential therapeutic program as defined by the department, or a residential care facility for the elderly as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 1569.2, shall be regulated solely by the department pursuant to this chapter. No other state or local governmental entity shall be responsible for regulating the activity of those vendors.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 53. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.4.

1562.4.  Any person who becomes an administrator of an adult residential facility, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502, on or after July 1, 1996, shall, at a minimum, fulfill all of the following requirements:(a)  Be at least 21 years of age.(b)  Provide documentation of having successfully completed a certification program approved by the department and successfully passing the state examination.(c)  Have a high school diploma or pass a general educational development test as described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 51420) of Chapter 3 of Part 28 of the Education Code.(d)  Obtain a criminal record clearance as provided for in Sections 1522 and 1522.03.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 558, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1562.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1562.6.

1562.6.  (a)  The administrator of an adult residential care facility that provides services for residents who have mental illness shall ensure that a written intake assessment is prepared by a licensed mental health professional prior to acceptance of the client. This assessment may be provided by a student intern if the work is supervised by a properly licensed mental health professional. Facility administrators may utilize placement agencies, including, but not limited to, county clinics for referrals and assessments. (b)  Within 30 days after an inspection of an adult residential care facility the State Department of Social Services shall provide the licensee with a copy of the licensing report verifying compliance or noncompliance by the facility with applicable licensing provisions. This report shall not include confidential client information, and copies of reports within the last 24 months shall be provided by the facility to the public upon request. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 828, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1565.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 6 - Other Provisions|Section 1565.5.

1565.5.  In addition to any other requirement of this chapter, an adult day program, as defined in Section 1502, shall have an emergency and disaster plan that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(a) Evacuation procedures.(b) Transportation arrangements.(c) A contact information list of all of the following:(1) Local emergency response personnel.(2) Each client’s authorized representative or local emergency contact name.(3) The licensing division within the department.(d) The location of all utility shut-off valves and instructions for use.(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 367, Sec. 13. (SB 1264) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1566 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 7 - Local Regulation|Section 1566.

1566.  The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers and types of residential care facilities as are commensurate with local need.The provisions of this article shall apply equally to any chartered city, general law city, county, city and county, district, and any other local public entity.For the purposes of this article, “six or fewer persons” does not include the licensee or members of the licensee’s family or persons employed as facility staff.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 891.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1566.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 7 - Local Regulation|Section 1566.1.

1566.1.  Any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter who operates, or proposes to operate a residential facility, the department or other public agency authorized to license such a facility, or any public or private agency which uses or may use the services of the facility to place its clients, may invoke the provisions of this article.This section shall not be construed to prohibit any interested party from bringing suit to invoke the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 891.)