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CA Welf & Inst Code § 17501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5 - COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Unemployed or Displaced Workers|Section 17501.

17501.  (a) A county may, upon the affirmative vote of the board of supervisors, elect to contract with a contracting agency for services which provide counseling and referral and resource information services that conform to the purposes listed in Section 17500.(b) The services provided under contract may include:(1) Telephone crisis counseling.(2) Development and publication of resource guides.(3) Direct supportive counseling.(c) The services provided under contract may not include direct financial assistance to clients.(d) The direct services provided under contract shall be delivered at or near the local Employment Development Department offices or other related public service sites.(e) The contractor shall be encouraged to use volunteer resources in service delivery to the maximum extent possible.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 90, Sec. 1.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations|Section 17700.

17700.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Many children adjudicated dependents of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 and following are, because of abuse, neglect, or exploitation within the family environment, unable to remain safely in their own homes.(b) Children requiring placement in foster care are, pursuant to Section 675(5)(a) of Title 42 of the United States Code, entitled to placement in the least restrictive, most family-like setting in close proximity to the parent’s home, consistent with the best interest and special needs of the child.(c) A significant number of children adjudicated dependents of the juvenile court under Section 300 and following who require placement outside their own homes have special health care needs. Children with biological families who can provide health care services can be discharged from hospital care into home care when it has been determined that the child is medically stable.(d) Children who have become dependents of the juvenile court may become, because of a lack of appropriate placement options, long-term boarders in hospitals or other health care institutions.(e) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to support expansion of existing prevention and treatment programs designed to serve the parent and child with special health care needs which are administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, and the State Department of Social Services.Further, it is the intent of the Legislature to establish a program to place children with special health care needs in specialized foster care homes, licensed, certified, or approved pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code or approved pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 16519.5) of Chapter 5 of Part 4, wherein foster parents are trained by health care professionals, pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child being placed, or who is currently, in foster care.It is further the intent of the Legislature to encourage, to the extent feasible, the placement of children with special health care needs with relatives trained by health care professionals.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 113. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 3 - Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs|Section 17720.

17720.  The California Health and Human Services Agency shall designate a department to coordinate sources of funding and services not under the jurisdiction of the department which are available to children with special health care needs in order to maximize the health and social services provided to these children and avoid duplication of programs and funding.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 227, Sec. 66.5. (AB 1400) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17730.

17730.  (a) The department shall develop a program to establish specialized foster care homes for children with special health care needs to receive specialized in-home health care administered by the persons specified in subdivision (h) of Section 17710. The department shall limit the use of group homes and short-term residential therapeutic programs for children with special health care needs pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 17732. The program shall conform to the requirements set forth in this chapter, and shall be integrated with the foster care and child welfare services programs authorized by Article 5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16500) of Part 4.(b) The department, in administering the licensing program and resource family approval program, shall not evaluate or have any responsibility for the evaluation of the specialized in-home health care provided in specialized foster care homes, group homes, or short-term residential therapeutic programs.(c) This program shall be conducted by county welfare departments in conformance with procedures established by the department in accordance with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 115. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17732.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17732.1.

17732.1.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that minor children who are residing in specialized foster care home placements on or after January 1, 1997, be allowed to remain in those homes upon reaching majority, through 22 years of age, in order to ensure continuity of care during completion of publicly funded education.(b) A child with special health care needs may remain in a specialized foster care home, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 17710, after 18 years of age if all of the following requirements are met:(1) The child was a resident in the home prior to 18 years of age.(2) A determination regarding whether the child may remain as a resident after 18 years of age is made through the agreement of all parties involved, including the resident, the foster parent, the social worker, the resident’s regional center case manager, and the resident’s parent, legal guardian, or conservator, as appropriate. This determination shall include a needs and service plan that contains an assessment of the child’s needs and of continued compatibility with the other children in placement. The needs and service plan shall be completed within the six months prior to the child’s 18th birthday and shall be updated with any significant change and whenever there is a change in household composition. The assessment shall be documented and maintained in the child’s file, and shall be made available for inspection by the licensing staff or the county child welfare agency.(3) The regional center monitors and supervises its placements, as part of its regular and ongoing services to clients, to ensure the continued health and safety, appropriate placement, and compatibility of the developmentally disabled adult with special health care needs.(c) The department shall notify small family home applicants, as part of its orientation process, that the state Foster Family Home and Small Family Home Insurance Fund does not expand existing coverage in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 1527) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code for liability resulting from the provision of care to individuals over 18 years of age.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 118. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17732.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17732.2.

17732.2.  (a) In determining the capacity of a specialized foster care home pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code or Article 2 (commencing with Section 16519.5) of Chapter 5 of Part 4, the department or county shall consider all adoptive, biological, and foster children, and children in guardianship living in the home.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is declaratory of existing law.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 119. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17733.

17733.  All documentation prepared by the county concerning the identification of a dependent child as a child with special health care needs, the placement of such a child in a specialized foster care home, assessments and reassessments of the level of care designation, the decision to place more than two children with special health care needs in a home, and contact among the health care team plan members who are monitoring the individualized health care plan of the child, shall be made part of the child’s case record. Reports of training provided by the health care professional pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child being placed in foster care shall also be included in the case record.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1437, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17734.

17734.  Each county shall report to the department on a regular basis on the conduct and effectiveness of the program provided for in this chapter. These reports shall be submitted in conformance with instructions provided by the department. These reports shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following data:(a) An estimate of the number of children adjudicated dependents of the juvenile court under Section 300 who have special health care needs during the reporting period.(b) The number of children with special health care needs in (1) hospitals or other institutional placements, (2) group homes, and (3) short-term residential therapeutic programs at the beginning of the reporting period.(c) The number of children with special health care needs in specialized foster care homes during the reporting period.(d) The number of children with special health care needs placed in specialized foster care homes during the reporting period.(e) The cost of providing specialized placements for children with special health care needs during the reporting period.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 120. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17735.

17735.  Commencing in 1991, a progress report on the program provided for in this chapter shall be included in the child welfare services report to the Legislature required by Section 16512.The department shall not evaluate or have any responsibility for the evaluation of the in-home health care provided in specialized foster care homes.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1437, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17736 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17736.

17736.  Notwithstanding any other law, including Sections 1250, 1251, 1254, 1270, 1501, 1502, 1505, 1507, 1521, 1530.6 (as added by Chapter 391 of the Statutes of 1977), 1550, 11002, and 11154 of the Health and Safety Code, and Sections 2052, 2725, 2732, and 2795 of the Business and Professions Code, all of the following apply:(a) (1) Counties and regional centers shall be permitted to place children with special health care needs in foster family homes, small family homes, group homes, short-term residential therapeutic programs, foster family agencies, and resource families.(2) Foster family agencies shall be permitted to place children with special health care needs in certified family homes and resource families.(b) Counties, regional centers, and foster family agencies shall permit all of the following:(1) A foster parent, an assistant caregiver, an on-call assistant, and a respite caregiver meeting the requirements of paragraphs (3), (5), and (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 17731 to provide, in a specialized foster care home, specialized in-home health care to a child, as described in the child’s individualized health care plan.(2) The licensee and other personnel meeting the requirements of paragraphs (3), (5), and (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 17731 to provide, in a group home, specialized in-home health care to a child, as described in the child’s individualized health care plan, provided that the child was placed as of November 1, 1993, or placed in a group home for children with special health care needs, as defined in paragraph (22) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 76, Sec. 63. (AB 136) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17737 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17737.

17737.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent children with special health care needs who have adoption as a case plan goal from receiving services under this program.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1437, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17738 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17738.

17738.  Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall adopt emergency regulations to implement the program provided for in this chapter. The emergency regulations shall remain in effect for no more than 120 days, unless the department complies with all the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) as required by subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1437, Sec. 1. Effective October 2, 1989.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 17739 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 5.5 - CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS|CHAPTER 4 - Foster Care|Section 17739.

17739.  (a) When determining the placement of a foster child who is medically fragile, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1760.2 of the Health and Safety Code, priority consideration shall be given to placement with a foster parent who is an individual nurse provider, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 14043.26 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who provides health services under the federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment program (Section 1396d(a)(4)(B) of Title 42 of the United States Code). (b) The priority consideration described in subdivision (a) shall be subordinate to the preference granted to a relative of the child under Section 361.3, in accordance with Section 671(a)(19) of Title 42 of the United States Code.(c) This section does not prohibit a child welfare agency or the juvenile court from placing a medically fragile foster child in a specialized foster care home with appropriate support services or another appropriate placement if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the child.(d) For purposes of placements made pursuant to this section, a medically fragile child shall be deemed to meet the definition of a “child with special health care needs,” as defined by Section 17710, and shall be subject to this chapter and any other applicable regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 490, Sec. 2. (AB 1133) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18000.

18000.  The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the continued operation of the state plans for aid to the aged, the blind, aid to the disabled, and families with dependent children in the event that federal assistance therefor is temporarily delayed or not available, without the changes and modifications in such plans provided for in this code as a consequence of the withdrawal of federal assistance for such aid from this state.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18001.

18001.  As used in this chapter “joint public assistance” means aid to families with dependent children, aid to the aged, aid to the blind, and aid to the disabled, and “eligible recipient” means any person eligible for such joint public assistance.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18002.

18002.  The Governor may, within 15 days prior to the commencement of any fiscal quarter or during any fiscal quarter, proclaim the existence of a period of welfare emergency, whenever he finds as facts all of the following:(a) Assistance to this state for joint public assistance is provided for by the Federal Social Security Act or other federal legislation.(b) This state has qualified to receive federal assistance for joint public assistance, and has not been notified that further payment of such federal assistance will not be made because of the failure of this state to comply with the requirements of the federal legislation.(c) Federal assistance to this state for joint public assistance for the entire fiscal quarter has not been received, and it is improbable that such federal assistance will be received by the state prior to the usual time for transmitting such federal assistance to the counties of this state.Any period of welfare emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to this section shall commence on the date of the proclamation by the Governor, and shall continue until federal assistance is received by this state for joint public assistance for the first quarter following the date of the proclamation, or until the commencement of the second quarter following that date, whichever first occurs. In no event shall any period of welfare emergency continue for more than four calendar months, nor shall any subsequent period of welfare emergency be proclaimed unless federal assistance has been received by this state for each prior fiscal quarter commencing during any prior period of welfare emergency.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18003.

18003.  Out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated each month to every county within this state for joint public assistance to eligible recipients, an amount, as estimated by the department, equal to the aggregate amount of federal assistance payable to this state under federal law for joint public assistance to eligible recipients within the county. This appropriation is in addition to any other appropriation to the counties of the state for joint public assistance or for any aid within the definition of joint public assistance.Payment of the sums appropriated by this section shall be made in the manner provided by Chapter 9 of Part 3 of this code.This section shall be operative only during periods of welfare emergency duly proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 18002.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784. Conditionally operative by its own provisions.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18004.

18004.  The sums appropriated by Section 18003 shall be considered for all purposes to be “federal assistance” and “grants-in-aid” from the United States government for aid to families with dependent children, aid to the aged, aid to the blind, and aid to the disabled, respectively, and shall not be considered to be state moneys or appropriations from the State Treasury. All such sums shall be subject to all of the provisions applicable to funds received by this state from the United States government, and all of the provisions of the chapters governing public assistance programs shall be construed and applied in every respect as if such funds had been in fact received by this state from the United States government. However, none of such sums shall be considered for any purpose to be federal assistance or grants for the cost of administering joint public assistance.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Welfare Emergency Financing|Section 18005.

18005.  Whenever federal assistance to this state for joint public assistance for any period of welfare emergency during which sums appropriated by Section 18002 have been expended is received by this state, any sums appropriated by Section 18002, which have theretofore been expended for joint public assistance pursuant to this chapter, shall be repaid to the state from the funds so received, and deposited in the General Fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the appropriation made by Section 18002.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - County Boards of Public Welfare|Section 18100.

18100.  In each county, except where county boards of public welfare or boards or officials with like powers are otherwise provided under a charter, the board of supervisors may constitute a county board of public welfare.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 64, Sec. 53. Effective June 30, 1993.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 18101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 9 - PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES|PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - County Boards of Public Welfare|Section 18101.

18101.  The board of supervisors making the appointments shall designate one member to serve for one year, two for two years, two for three years, and two for four years, and upon the resignation or expiration of the term of each, his successor shall in like manner be appointed for the term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal shall be made for the residue of such terms in the same manner as the original appointments.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)