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CA Health & Safety Code § 1531.18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1531.18.

1531.18.  A prospective applicant for licensure shall be notified at the time of the initial request for information regarding application for licensure that, prior to obtaining licensure, the facility shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approval from the local fire enforcing agency or the State Fire Marshal, whichever has primary fire protection jurisdiction. The prospective applicant shall be notified of the provisions of Section 13235, relating to the fire safety clearance application. The prospective applicant for licensure shall be notified that the fire clearance shall be in accordance with state and local fire safety regulations.(Added by renumbering Section 1531.2 (as added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 993, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 271. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1531.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1531.3.

1531.3.  The State Fire Marshal shall establish separate fire and panic safety standards and criteria for the evaluation of each category of license described in subdivision (a) of Section 1502. The State Fire Marshal shall take into consideration the characteristics of the persons served by each facility in establishing these standards and criteria.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1288, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1531.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1531.4.

1531.4.  On and after January 1, 1999, no security window bars may be installed or maintained on any community care facility unless the security window bars meet current state and local requirements, as applicable, for security window bars and safety release devices.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 343, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1531.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1531.5.

1531.5.  (a)  The State Department of Social Services shall not deny a license for a foster family home solely on the basis that the applicant is a parent who has administered corporal punishment not constituting child abuse, or will continue to administer such corporal punishment, to his or her own children. (b)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the state department from denying a license for a foster care home where the applicant has been found by the state department to have engaged in child abuse. (c)  As used in this section, “child abuse” means a situation in which a child suffers from any one or more of the following: (1)  Serious physical injury inflicted upon the child by other than accidental means. (2)  Harm by reason of intentional neglect or malnutrition or sexual abuse. (3)  Going without necessary and basic physical care. (4)  Willful mental injury, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Director of Social Services. (5)  Any condition which results in the violation of the rights or physical, mental, or moral welfare of a child or jeopardizes the child’s present or future health, opportunity for normal development, or capacity for independence. (d)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a foster parent to administer any corporal punishment to a foster child. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 521, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1531.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1531.6.

1531.6.  (a) Each group home, transitional shelter care facility, and short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined in Section 1502, and each temporary shelter care facility as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1530.8, shall develop protocols that dictate the circumstances under which law enforcement may be contacted in response to the conduct of a child residing at the facility.(b) The protocols shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Employ trauma-informed and evidence-based deescalation and intervention techniques when staff is responding to the behavior of a child residing in the facility.(2) Require staff to undergo annual training on the facility’s protocols developed pursuant to this section.(3) Specify that contacting law enforcement shall only be used as a last resort once all other deescalation and intervention techniques have been exhausted, and only upon approval of a staff supervisor.(4) Address contacting law enforcement in an emergency situation if there is an immediate risk of serious harm to a child or others.(5) Identify and describe collaborative relationships with community-based service organizations that provide culturally relevant and trauma-informed services to youth served by the facility to prevent, or as an alternative to, arrest, detention, and incarceration for system-impacted youth.(c) This section does not prohibit a facility or a facility employee from contacting law enforcement in an instance in which the facility or a facility employee is required by law to report an incident, which includes, but is not limited to, mandated reporting of child abuse, or if the child is missing or has run away.(d) Each group home, transitional shelter care facility, short-term residential therapeutic program, and temporary shelter care facility shall include the protocols developed pursuant to this section in its emergency intervention plan and its plan of operation.(e)  This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2023, and, as of January 1, 2024, is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 35, Sec. 6. (AB 1811) Effective June 27, 2018. Inoperative July 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1532.

1532.  The Committee on Community Care Facilities of the State Social Services Advisory Board shall advise the director regarding regulations, policy, and administrative practices pertaining to community care facilities. The committee shall review proposed regulations for community care facilities, and submit its written comments to the director prior to the adoption of these regulations.The committee shall be solely advisory in character and shall not be delegated any administrative authority or responsibility. Committee members shall be selected from concerned interests, including representatives of professional associations, providers and employees of care and services, and consumers of community care facility services.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1143, Sec. 3.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1533.

1533.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the State Department of Social Services may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any place providing personal care, supervision, and services at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, any provision of this chapter. (b) (1) Foster family homes that are considered private residences for the purposes of Section 1530.5 shall not be subject to inspection by the department or its officers without advance notice, except in response to a complaint, a plan of correction, or as set forth in Section 1534. The complaint inspection shall not constitute an inspection as required by Section 1534. Announced inspections of foster family homes required by Section 1534 shall be made during normal business hours, unless the serious nature of a complaint requires otherwise.(2) As used in this subdivision, “normal business hours” means from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., inclusive, of each day from Monday to Friday, inclusive, other than state holidays.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 29, Sec. 7. (SB 855) Effective June 20, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1534.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1534.1.

1534.1.  (a) The department shall ensure that the licensee’s plan of correction is verifiable and measurable. The plan of correction shall specify what evidence is acceptable to establish that a deficiency has been corrected. This evidence shall be included in the department’s facility file.(b) The department shall specify in its licensing report all violations that, if not corrected, will have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of clients in care.(c) The department shall complete all complaint investigations and place a note of final conclusion in the department’s facility file, consistent with the confidentiality provisions in subdivision (c) of Section 1538, regardless of whether the licensee voluntarily surrendered the license.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 291, Sec. 5. Effective September 25, 2008.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1534.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1534.5.

1534.5.  The state department shall provide the office, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with copies of inspection reports for community care facilities upon request.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1632, Sec. 4.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1535.

1535.  (a)  On or before January 1, 1986, the state department shall publish a comprehensive consumer guideline brochure to assist persons in the evaluation and selection of a licensed community care facility. The department shall develop the brochure for publication with the advice and assistance of the Advisory Committee on Community Care Facilities, the State Department of Aging, and the State Department of Health Care Services.(b)  The consumer guideline brochure shall include, but not be limited to, guidelines highlighting resident health and safety issues to be considered in the selection of a community care facility, locations of the licensing offices of the State Department of Social Services where facility records may be reviewed, types of local organizations which may have additional information on specific facilities, and a list of recommended inquiries to be made in the selection of a community care facility.(c)  Upon publication, the consumer guideline brochures shall be distributed to statewide community care facility resident advocacy groups, statewide consumer advocacy groups, state and local ombudsmen, and all licensed community care facilities. The brochure shall be made available on request to all other interested persons.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 22, Sec. 16. (AB 75) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 110 of Ch. 22.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1536.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1536.1.

1536.1.  (a) “Placement agency” means a county probation department, county welfare department, county social service department, county mental health department, county public guardian, general acute care hospital discharge planner or coordinator, conservator pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 1800) of Division 4 of the Probate Code, conservator pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and regional center for persons with developmental disabilities, that is engaged in finding homes or other places for placement of persons of any age for temporary or permanent care.(b) A placement agency shall place individuals only in licensed community care facilities, facilities that are exempt from licensing under Section 1505 or if the facility satisfies subdivision (c) of Section 362 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or with a foster family agency.(c) No employee of a placement agency shall place, refer, or recommend placement of a person in a facility operating without a license, unless the facility is exempt from licensing under Section 1505 or unless the facility satisfies subdivision (c) of Section 362 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.(d) Any employee of a placement agency who knows, or reasonably suspects, that a facility that is not exempt from licensing is operating without a license shall report the name and address of the facility to the department. Failure to report as required by this subdivision is a misdemeanor.(e) The department shall investigate any report filed under subdivision (d). If the department has probable cause to believe that the facility that is the subject of the report is operating without a license, the department shall investigate the facility within 10 days after receipt of the report.(f) A placement agency shall notify the appropriate licensing agency of known or suspected incidents that would jeopardize the health or safety of residents in a community care facility. Reportable incidents include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) Incidents of physical or sexual abuse.(2) A violation of personal rights.(3) A situation in which a facility is unclean, unsafe, unsanitary, or in poor condition.(4) A situation in which a facility has insufficient personnel or incompetent personnel on duty.(5) A situation in which residents experience mental or verbal abuse.(6) A situation in which residents are inadequately supervised.(7) Incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a nonminor dependent, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, by a licensed caregiver while the nonminor is in a foster care placement.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 459, Sec. 3. (AB 212) Effective October 4, 2011.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1536.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1536.2.

1536.2.  (a) When a placement agency has placed a child with a foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family home or with a resource family, the foster family agency shall ensure placement of the child in a home that best meets the needs of the child.(b) A home that best meets the needs of the child shall satisfy all of the following criteria:(1) The child’s caregiver is able to meet the health, safety, and well-being needs of the child.(2) The child’s caregiver is permitted to maintain the least restrictive and most family-like environment that serves the needs of the child.(3) The child is permitted to engage in reasonable, age-appropriate, day-to-day activities that promote the most family-like environment for the foster child.(4) The foster child’s caregiver shall use a reasonable and prudent parent standard, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 362.04 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to determine activities that are age-appropriate and meet the needs of the child. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a child’s caregiver to permit the child to engage in activities that carry an unreasonable risk of harm, or subject the child to abuse or neglect.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 28. (AB 404) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1536.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1536.3.

1536.3.  A public agency social worker shall, in determining whether to refer an individual to an adult residential care facility, take into account the compatibility of the individual with the other residents in light of any medical diagnoses or behavioral problems.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1258, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1537 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1537.

1537.  The director shall have the authority to contract for personal services as required in order to perform inspections of, or consultation with, community care facilities.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1203.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1537.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1537.1.

1537.1.  (a) A licensee of a residential facility serving adults that has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device, such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other device, that can support real-time interactive applications, is equipped with videoconferencing technology, including microphone and camera functions, and is dedicated for client use.(b) A licensee shall ensure the following requirements are met in providing any internet access device for client use:(1) The device shall be available in a manner that allows a client to access it for discussion of personal or confidential information with a reasonable level of personal privacy.(2) The device shall be made available to clients in a manner that permits shared access among all clients in the facility during reasonable hours.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 469, Sec. 1. (AB 665) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1538.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1538.2.

1538.2.  The director shall establish an automated license information system on licensees and former licensees of licensed community care facilities. The system shall maintain a record of any information that may be pertinent, as determined by the director, for licensure under this chapter and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30). This information may include, but is not limited to, the licensees’ addresses, telephone numbers, violations of any laws related to the care of clients in a community care facility, licenses, revocation of any licenses and, to the extent permitted by federal law, social security numbers.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 833, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1538.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1538.3.

1538.3.  A county may develop a cooperative agreement with the department to access disclosable, public record information from an automated system, other than the system described in Section 1538.2, concerning substantiated complaints for all group home or short-term residential therapeutic programs, as defined by regulations of the department, located within that county. Access to the database may be accomplished through a secure online transaction protocol.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 44. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1538.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1538.55.

1538.55.  (a) The licensee of an Adult Residential Facility for Persons with Special Health Care Needs (ARFPSHN) or a Group Home for Children with Special Health Care Needs (GHCSHN), licensed pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 1567.50), shall report to the department’s Community Care Licensing Division, within the department’s next working day and to the regional center with whom the ARFPSHN or the GHCSHN contracts, and the State Department of Developmental Services, within 24 hours upon the occurrence of any of the following events:(1) The death of any client from any cause.(2) The use of an automated external defibrillator.(3) Any injury to any client that requires medical treatment.(4) Any unusual incident that threatens the physical or emotional health or safety of any client.(5) Any suspected physical or psychological abuse of any client.(6) Epidemic outbreaks.(7) Poisonings.(8) Catastrophes.(9) Fires or explosions that occur in or on the premises.(b) The licensee additionally shall submit a written report to the department’s Community Care Licensing Division, the regional center with whom the ARFPSHN or the GHCSHN contracts, and the State Department of Developmental Services within seven days following any event set forth in subdivision (a), and shall include the following:(1) Client’s name, age, sex, and date of admission.(2) The date and nature of event.(3) The attending physician’s name, findings, and treatment, if any.(4) The disposition of the case.(c) The department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall notify the State Department of Developmental Services upon its findings of any deficiencies or of possible actions to exclude, pursuant to Section 1558, any individual from an ARFPSHN or a GHCSHN.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 76, Sec. 9. (AB 136) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1538.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2 - LICENSING PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3 - California Community Care Facilities Act|ARTICLE 3 - Regulations|Section 1538.6.

1538.6.  (a) When the department periodically reviews the record of substantiated complaints against each group home or short-term residential therapeutic program, pursuant to its oversight role as prescribed by Section 1534, to determine whether the nature, number, and severity of incidents upon which complaints were based constitute a basis for concern as to whether the provider is capable of effectively and efficiently operating the program, and if the department determines that there is cause for concern, it may contact the county in which a group home or short-term residential therapeutic program is located and placement agencies in other counties using the group home or short-term residential therapeutic program, and request their recommendations as to what action, if any, the department should take with regard to the provider’s status as a licensed group home or short-term residential therapeutic program provider.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department make every effort to communicate with the county in which a group home or short-term residential therapeutic program is located when the department has concerns about group homes or short-term residential therapeutic programs within that county.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 46. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.)