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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 11 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35191 - Information and Statement to be Provided to the Adoptive Applicant. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsections (b)(1)-(2), (b)(3) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant
							 to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
4. Repealer filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealer refiled
							 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A
							 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted
							 to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No.
							 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608 and
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8702,
								8706,
								9203,
								9204 and
								9205, Family
								Code; and 25 U.S.C.
								1901 et
								seq.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 11 - Assessment of the Applicant › Section 35193 - Information and Services to be Provided to Adoptive Applicant. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsections (b)(1)-(6) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to
							 section 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
4. Repealer filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealer refiled
							 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A
							 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted
							 to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No.
							 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Sections
								8608 and
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8608,
								8704,
								8706,
								8707,
								8712,
								8713,
								8715,
								8716,
								8717,
								8720, Family
								Code; and 25 U.S.C.
								1901 et
								seq.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35195 - Child's Medical and Psychosocial Background Information to be Provided to the Prospective Adoptive Parents

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Before or at the time of the child's
						  adoptive placement the agency, using form AD 512, as specified by Section
						  35000(m)(2),
						  shall give a written medical report about the child to the prospective adoptive
						  parents in accordance with Family Code Section
						  8706. The
						  agency shall obtain a written statement from the prospective adoptive parents
						  acknowledging receipt of the report.
(2) The
						  agency shall document the following information on the AD 512:
(A) The name of any report, document, or
						  information provided to the prospective adoptive parents.
1. The information provided to the
						  prospective adoptive parents shall include a copy of the written assessment of
						  the child as defined in Section
						  35127.
2. The information provided to the
						  prospective adoptive parents shall include all recommendations or comments made
						  by the agency to the prospective adoptive parents about the child or his or her
						  family background.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35197 - Placement Requirements

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(a) (Reserved)
(b) Except as provided in Section
						  35199(b), an
						  agency shall place a child for adoption only when the requirements of Section
						  35128 have been met.
(c) In selecting prospective adoptive parents
						  for a child, the agency shall:
(1) Consider
						  the expressed wishes of the relinquishing parent.
(2) Follow the placement requirements of
						  Family Code Sections
						  8708,
						  8709,
						  8710, and
						  8711.
(3) Select from identified prospective
						  adoptive parents with approved assessments satisfying the criteria set forth in
						  Sections 35180 and
						  35181 or
						  35183 and conducted by the agency,
						  or other California licensed public or private adoption agencies, or licensed
						  adoption agencies out of the state.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35199 - Exception to the Requirement that Child be Legally Freed Prior to Adoptive Placement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						  (Reserved)
(b) No agency shall sign
						  an adoption placement agreement until the child is legally free for adoptive
						  placement unless:
(1) The child is already
						  placed in a home with prospective adoptive parents who have an approved
						  assessment satisfying the criteria set forth in Sections
						  35180,
						  35181, or
						  35183 and with the approval of the
						  agency's administrator, and
(A) The birth
						  mother and presumed father, if any, have signed a relinquishment document
						  and
(B) The relinquishment document
						  has been filed with the department, and
(C) The department has acknowledged the
						  relinquishment and issued an AD 4333; and
(D) An action to terminate the rights of any
						  alleged natural father pursuant to Family Code Sections
						  7630,
						  7634,
						  7660,
						  7662, or
						  7669 has been
						  filed and is pending in court.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35201 - Adoptive Placement Agreement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) (Reserved)
(b) At the time of the adoptive placement, an
						  adoptive placement agreement shall be signed by the agency representative and
						  each prospective adoptive parent.
(1) The
						  placement agreement shall include, but not be limited to, statements regarding:
(A) The rights and responsibilities of the
						  agency and the prospective adoptive parents.
1. The child's legal status, including court
						  dependency and any terms and/or conditions of the adoptive placement of a child
						  not yet freed for adoption.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35203 - Supervision of the Adoptive Placement

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(a) (Reserved)
(b) After the signing of the adoptive
						  placement agreement, the agency shall supervise the adoptive
						  placement.
(c) The agency shall
						  supervise the adoptive placement for a period of six months except in any of
						  the following circumstances:
(1) The
						  prospective adoptive parent had an approved assessment and successfully
						  completed the adoption of another child in California within the past five
						  years and the placement was supervised by an agency.
(2) The prospective adoptive parent is
						  commissioned or enlisted in the military service, or auxiliary of the United
						  States, or is engaged in service on behalf of any governmental entity of the
						  United States, or employed by the American Red Cross, or in any other
						  recognized charitable or religious organization, whereas, completion of the six
						  month supervisory period would delay completion of an adoption which the agency
						  has determined should be completed.
(3) The child to be adopted is a foster child
						  of the prospective adoptive parent whose foster care placement has been
						  supervised by an agency before the signing of the adoptive placement agreement
						  in which case the supervisory period may be shortened by one month for each
						  full month that the child has been in foster care with the family.
(A) If the placement of a child was a
						  voluntary foster care arrangement with no supervision by an agency, the
						  adoptive placement shall be subject to a full six-month period of supervision
						  that shall begin at the time the adoptive placement agreement is
						  signed.
(4) The child to
						  be adopted was a foster child placed with a relative or a relative of the
						  child's half sibling whose foster care placement has been supervised by an
						  agency before the signing of the adoptive placement agreement in which case the
						  supervisory period may be shortened by one month for each full month that the
						  child has been in foster care with the relative.
(5) If the placement of a child with a
						  relative or a non-relative was intended to be an independent adoption and the
						  placement is converted to an agency placement, it shall be subject to a full
						  six-month period of supervision that shall begin at the time a new adoptive
						  placement agreement is signed.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35205 - Providing Services to Prospective Adoptive Parents Who Move After the Adoptive Placement

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(a)
						  In planning for prospective adoptive parents who move after the adoptive
						  placement, the agency shall:
(1) Inform the
						  prospective adoptive parents of the provisions of Family Code Sections
						  8611,
						  8612,
						  8613,
						  8614,
						  8616, and
						  8718,
						  regarding prior court appearance, as appropriate.
(2) Inform the prospective adoptive parents
						  that the agency is required by Family Code Section
						  7900 et seq.
						  to comply with the provisions of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of
						  Children.
(3) All requests for
						  service to an out-of-state agency shall include a clear statement of:
(A) The service requested and the help the
						  family needs.
(B) The reports
						  expected in accordance with California regulations.
(C) Whether finalization of the adoption is
						  to be in California or in the other location.
(D) The arrangements that the agency has made
						  for the return of the child to the California agency if the placement is
						  unsuccessful.
(E) Information
						  regarding fees paid or to be paid.
(4) If the request for service is refused,
						  the out-of-state agency shall be requested to provide names of qualified
						  agencies or practitioners to which the adoptive family may be referred for
						  services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35207 - Termination of the Adoptive Placement

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(a) (Reserved)
(b) In the event that a placement is
						  terminated by the agency, and the child is to be removed from the home of the
						  prospective adoptive parents, and the agency has no reason to believe that the
						  child is in imminent danger the agency shall:
(1) Provide the prospective adoptive parents
						  with a written notification of the agency's reasons for terminating the
						  placement
(A) The notice shall be sent seven
						  days prior to the termination of the placement.
(B) The notice shall state the specific
						  conditions which led to the agency's decision to remove the child.
(C) The notice shall inform the prospective
						  adoptive parents of the right to a grievance review under Subchapter 5, Article
						  9, Section
						  35233 et
						  seq.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 12 - Adoptive Placement › Section 35207.1 - Reporting Suspected Child Abuse

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(a) If the agency knows or reasonably
						  suspects the prospective adoptive parents have endangered the physical or
						  mental health of a child by abuse or neglect, the agency shall immediately
						  contact the appropriate child protective agency and file the mandatory
						  "Suspected Child Abuse Report" (Form SS
						  8572 Revised 1/93) pursuant to
						  Penal Code Section
						  11166(a).
1.
							 Renumbering of former section
							 35153.1 to section
							 35207.1 filed 5-3-99; operative
							 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8700, Family
								Code; and Sections
								11165,
								11165.1,
								11165.2,
								11165.3,
								11165.4,
								11165.6 and
								11165.7, Penal
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 13 - Completing the Adoption › Section 35209 - Kinship Adoption Agreement. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Amendment of subsection (a),
							 new subsections (a)(3) and (a)(3)(A), and amendment of NOTE filed 3-10-93;
							 operative 4-9-93 (Register 93, No. 11).
4. Amendment of subsection
							 (a) and NOTE filed 10-31-94 as an emergency; operative 11-1-94 (Register 94,
							 No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-1-95 or
							 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-31-94 order transmitted
							 to OAL 2-27-95 and filed 4-10-95 (Register 95, No. 15).
6.
							 Renumbering of former section
							 35209 to portion of section
							 35195 filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
7. Renumbering of former
							 section 35209 to portion of section
							 35195 refiled 11-24-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A Certificate of
							 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency language will be
							 repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. New article 13
							 heading and Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98 order, including
							 renumbering of former section
							 35209.2 to section
							 35209 and amendment of subsection
							 (b), transmitted to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No.
							 19).
9. Repealer filed 1-15-2019; operative 4-1-2019 (Register 2019,
							 No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8714.5,
								8714.7 and
								8715, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 13 - Completing the Adoption › Section 35209.1 - Information Regarding Kinship Adoption. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 article 12 (sections
							 35209.1-35209.2) and section filed
							 7-30-98 as an emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate
							 of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will
							 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New article
							 12 (sections
							 35209.1-35209.2) and section
							 refiled 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A
							 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
3. Repealer of article 12 heading and Certificate of Compliance
							 as to 11-24-98 order, including renumbering of former section
							 35209.1 to section
							 35179.1, transmitted to OAL
							 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8714.5,
								8714.7 and
								8715, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 13 - Completing the Adoption › Section 35209.2 - Kinship Adoption Agreement. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 7-30-98 as an emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31).
							 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
2. New section refiled 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative
							 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted
							 to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
							 the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98
							 order, including renumbering of former section
							 35209.2 to section
							 35209, transmitted to OAL 3-25-99
							 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8714.5,
								8714.7 and
								8715, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 13 - Completing the Adoption › Section 35211 - Completing the Court Report

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(a) Before submitting a report to the court,
						  the agency shall provide written information about the availability of Adoption
						  Assistance Program (AAP) benefits to the prospective adoptive
						  parents.
(b) The agency shall file
						  a report to the court in all cases where the agency has signed an adoptive
						  placement agreement and the prospective adoptive parents have filed and
						  adoption petition.
(1) The report to the
						  court shall be submitted as soon as all requirements are completed but no later
						  than either 180 days after the adoption petition has been filed or the time
						  extended by the court.
(2) If two
						  or more agencies are participating in a cooperative placement, the prospective
						  adoptive family's agency shall be responsible for preparing the report to the
						  court unless the agencies mutually agree otherwise.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 13 - Completing the Adoption › Section 35213 - Immediate Filing of the Court Report

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(a) After the prospective adoptive parents
						  have filed the petition to adopt the child, the agency shall immediately file
						  the court report when any of the following conditions exist:
(1) There is a serious question concerning
						  the suitability of the prospective adoptive parents.
(2) There is a serious question concerning
						  the care provided to the child.
(A) If the
						  agency knows or reasonably suspects the prospective adoptive parents have
						  endangered the physical or mental health of a child by abuse or neglect, the
						  agency shall immediately contact the appropriate child protective agency and
						  file the mandatory "Suspected Child Abuse Report" (Form SS
						  8572 Revised 1/93) pursuant to
						  Penal Code Section
						  11166(a).
(3) The prospective adoptive parents have
						  indicated a desire to withdraw the adoption petition.
(4) A petition for the adoption of a child
						  for whom the agency has care, custody, and control pursuant to Family Code
						  Section
						  8704(a)
						  is filed by persons with whom the agency has not signed an adoptive placement
						  agreement.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35215 - Written Request for Grievance Review

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(a) Upon written request from an applicant or
						  a prospective adoptive parent, the agency shall provide for a grievance review
						  hearing on any action taken by the agency before a petition for adoption is
						  filed.
(1) The agency shall advise applicants
						  or prospective adoptive parents that the request for a grievance review hearing
						  shall:
(A) Be signed by the applicant or
						  prospective adoptive parent or his or her authorized representative.
(B) State specifically the facts surrounding
						  the action complained of.
(C) Be
						  submitted to the agency within thirty days of the agency action which is the
						  subject of the complaint, except as specified in (D) below.
(D) Be submitted to the CDSS if the grievance
						  concerns an action taken by a licensed private adoption agency based on the FBI
						  criminal record.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35217 - Scheduling and Notice of Grievance Review Hearing

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(a) The agency shall schedule the grievance
						  review hearing to be held within 10 working days from the date the written
						  request for the grievance review hearing is received by the agency.
(1) The agency shall give notice to all
						  parties to the grievance review hearing of the time, date, and place scheduled
						  for the grievance review hearing.
(A) The
						  agency shall send the notice not less than five working days prior to the
						  scheduled grievance review hearing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35219 - Conducting the Grievance Review Hearing

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(a) The grievance review hearing shall be
						  conducted by a grievance review agent in a nonadversary atmosphere insofar as
						  possible.
(1) The agency shall provide for
						  the recording of the grievance review hearing.
(2) The parties to the grievance review
						  hearing, their authorized representatives, if any, and witnesses while
						  testifying shall be the only persons authorized to be present during the
						  grievance review hearing unless:
(A) All
						  parties and the grievance review agent agree to the presence of other
						  persons.
(3) If the
						  grievance review agent determines that additional evidence or witnesses are
						  necessary in order to make a recommendation to the agency director, the
						  grievance review agent shall continue the grievance review hearing for a period
						  not to exceed 10 working days.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35221 - Written Recommendation of Grievance Review Agent and Decision of Director

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(a) The
						  grievance review agent shall make a written recommendation to the agency
						  director regarding resolution of the grievance within five working days after
						  completion of the grievance review hearing.
(1) The agency director shall make a written
						  decision within five working days of the receipt of the recommendations of the
						  grievance review agent, based upon the evidence presented at the grievance
						  review hearing.
(A) The written decision
						  shall:
1. Summarize the facts and issues
						  involved.
2. Make specific findings
						  regarding the issues.
3. Be sent
						  to:
(i) Each party to the
						  grievance.
(ii) Each authorized
						  representative of each party, if any.
(iii) The
						  department.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35223 - Written Notification of Termination of Adoptive Placement. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. New subsection (c) and
							 amendment of NOTE filed 9-8-93; operative 10-7-93 (Register 93, No.
							 37).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) and
							 NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
5. Renumbering of former section
							 35223 to section
							 35207 filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
6. Renumbering of former
							 section 35223 to section
							 35207 refiled 11-24-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A Certificate of
							 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency language will be
							 repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of
							 Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99
							 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8700, Family
								Code; and 25 U.S.C.
								1901 et
								seq.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35225 - Procedures for Prospective Adoptive Parents Who Move After the Adoptive Placement and Requests for Service. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(a)(3)(D) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to
							 section 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
4. Renumbering of former section
							 35225 to section
							 35205 filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
5. Renumbering of former
							 section 35225 to section
							 35205 refiled 11-24-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A Certificate of
							 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency language will be
							 repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of
							 Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99
							 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								7900 et seq.,
								8611,
								8612,
								8613,
								8614,
								8616 and
								8718, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35227 - Securing an Amended Birth Certificate. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Amendment of
							 subsection (a)(4) and repealer of subsection (a)(5) filed 12-1-88; operative
							 12-31-88 (Register 89, No. 1).
3. Change without regulatory effect
							 amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsection (a)(6) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
5. Repealer filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
6. Repealer refiled
							 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A
							 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted
							 to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No.
							 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8615, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35229 - Completion of the Adoption. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. New
							 subsection (a)(2) filed 7-28-89; operative 8-27-89 (Register 89, No.
							 31).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-2-91
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
5. Renumbering of former section
							 35229 to section
							 35211 filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
6. Renumbering of former
							 section 35229 to section
							 35211 refiled 11-24-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A Certificate of
							 Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency language will be
							 repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of
							 Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99
							 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Sections
								8712 and
								8715, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35231 - Concurrent Petitions. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending section filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending newly designated subsection (a) and NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant
							 to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
4. Repealer filed 7-30-98 as an
							 emergency; operative 8-1-98 (Register 98, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance
							 must be transmitted to OAL by 11-30-98 or emergency language will be repealed
							 by operation of law on the following day.
5. Repealer refiled
							 11-24-98 as an emergency; operative 11-29-98 (Register 98, No. 48). A
							 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-29-99 or emergency
							 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
							 day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-24-98 order transmitted
							 to OAL 3-25-99 and filed 5-3-99 (Register 99, No.
							 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
								10553,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8704, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35233 - Written Request for Grievance Review. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Amendment of
							 subsection (a)(1)(C) and new subsection (a)(1)(D) filed 7-28-89; operative
							 8-27-89 (Register 89, No. 31).
3. Change without regulatory effect
							 amending NOTE filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory
							 effect amending subsections (a)(1)(A)-(B), (a)(2)(A)-(C) and NOTE filed 3-27-95
							 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
5. Repealer of article 9 heading
							 and renumbering of former section
							 35233 to section
							 35215 filed 5-3-99; operative
							 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								8712, Family
								Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35235 - Scheduling and Notice of Grievance Review Hearing. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former Chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
3. Renumbering of former section
							 35235 to section
							 35217 filed 5-3-99; operative
							 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10544,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								10553(e),
								Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 2 - Department of Social Services-Department of Health Services › Part 2 - Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Health Services Regulations › Subdivision 4 - Institutions and Boarding Homes for Persons Aged 16 and Above › Chapter 3 - Adoptions Program Regulations [Renumbered] › Subchapter 5 - Procedures for Agency Adoptions › Article 14 - Grievance Review › Section 35237 - Conducting the Grievance Review Hearing. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
							 section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this
							 regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For
							 history of former Chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.
2. Change
							 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section
							 100, title 1, California Code of
							 Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
3. Renumbering of former section
							 35237 to section
							 35219 filed 5-3-99; operative
							 5-3-99 (Register 99, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
								10553
								and
								10554,
								Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
								1530,
								Health and Safety Code; and Section
								8621, Family
								Code. Reference: Section
								10553(e),
								Welfare and Institutions Code.