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California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 3 - Application Procedures › Section 84031 - Issuance of a License (Group Home)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All group home license applicants who
				  complete an application and who meet the regulatory and statutory requirements
				  shall receive a provisional license for the first twelve (12) months of
				  operation and during that period shall be evaluated for a permanent
				  license.
1. New
					 section filed 7-1-99 as an emergency pursuant to section
					 73 of Chapter 311 of the Statutes
					 of 1998; operative 7-1-99 (Register 99, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance
					 must be transmitted to OAL by 12-28-99 or emergency language will be repealed
					 by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of
					 Compliance as to 7-1-99 order, including amendment of NOTE, transmitted to OAL
					 12-3-99 and filed 1-14-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1509,
						1520,
						1520.1,
						1520.5,
						1525
						and
						1531.5,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 3 - Application Procedures › Section 84031.1 - Issuance of a Provisional License (Group Home)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For the time frames of the initial review
				  of the application for completeness, see Section
				  80027.
(b) Within ninety (90) days of the date that
				  a completed application, as defined in Section
				  80001(c)(10), has
				  been received, the licensing agency shall give written notice to the group home
				  applicant of one of the following:
(1) A
				  provisional license has been approved for the first twelve months of operation
				  pending a comprehensive review and final evaluation for a permanent group home
				  license.
(2) The application has
				  been denied.
(A) The notice of denial shall
				  include the information specified in Section
				  80040(b)(1).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 3 - Application Procedures › Section 84031.2 - Issuance of a Permanent License (Group Home)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Before the first business day of the
				  thirteenth month (up to nineteen months, if an extension was granted in
				  accordance with Section
				  84030.1(b)) after
				  the effective date of the provisional license, as defined in Section
				  84030.1, the licensing agency
				  shall give written notice to the group home applicant of one of the following:
(1) A permanent license has been
				  approved.
(2) The application has
				  been denied.
(A) The notice of denial shall
				  include the information specified in Section
				  80040(b)(1).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 3 - Application Procedures › Section 84040 - Denial of Initial License

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An application for licensure shall be
				  denied when the applicant does not provide an LIC 9165 signed by each member of
				  the board of directors, that includes the statement specified in Health and
				  Safety Code Section
				  1520.1(b)(1).
1. New
					 section filed 6-24-99 as an emergency; operative 7-1-99 (Register 99, No. 26).
					 A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-28-99 pursuant to
					 section 73, chapter 311, Statutes of 1998
					 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 2000, No.
					 2).
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-24-99 order transmitted to
					 OAL 12-1-99 and filed 1-12-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1520.1(b)(1),
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 4 - Administrative Actions › Section 84044 - Inspection Authority of the Department or Licensing Agency

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  Section 80044, licensees providing care
				  and supervision to six or fewer clients shall comply with the provision of
				  Health and Safety Code Section
				  1522.4(a)(4).
(b) The licensing agency shall have the
				  inspection authority specified in Health and Safety Code section
				  1538.9.
1. New
					 section filed 2-11-87; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 87, No.
					 7).
2. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (b) and amendment
					 of NOTE filed 5-20-2020; operative 7-1-2020 (Register 2020, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1530
						and
						1538.9,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1522.4,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 4 - Administrative Actions › Section 84045 - Evaluation Visits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80045, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  maintain licensing reports as specified in Health and Safety Code Section
				  1538.5(a)(2).
1. New
					 section filed 10-4-2000; operative 11-3-2000 (Register 2000, No.
					 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						1538.5,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 5 - Enforcement Provisions › Section 84051 - Serious Deficiencies

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(b)
				  Failure to operate according to the plan of operation, as specified in Section
				  84022, may result in a citation
				  for a serious deficiency.
Note: Authority cited: Section 17730, Welfare and
						Institutions Code; and Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference:
						Sections 1501, 1530.8 and 1531, Health and Safety Code; and Section 11467.1,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						17730,
						Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1501,
						1530.8
						and
						1531,
						Health and Safety Code; and Section
						11467.1,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84061 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  In addition to Section
				  80061, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  ensure that the child's authorized representative is notified no later than the
				  next business day if the following circumstances have occurred without the
				  authorized representative's participation:
(1)
				  The child has been placed in the facility under emergency
				  circumstances.
(2) The child has
				  been removed from the facility.
(3)
				  Each time the child has been placed in a manual restraint, to be reported as
				  required in Section
				  84361.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84063 - Accountability

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The board of
				  directors shall be active in ensuring accountability, and shall perform, at a
				  minimum, the following duties:
(1) Establish
				  and approve policies and procedures governing the operation of the group
				  home;
(2) Approve and monitor the
				  corporation's operating budget;
(3)
				  Assess and maintain the level of funds necessary to cover the costs of
				  operating the group home;
(4)
				  Review and approve the facility's emergency intervention plan as specified in
				  Section 84322(k);
(5) Employ an administrator who meets the
				  requirements of Section
				  84064;
(6) Complete a written statement describing
				  the duties delegated to the administrator. Provide a copy of this statement to
				  the administrator and maintain a copy in the facility's file;
(7) Require that the Chief Executive Officer,
				  administrator, or a designee be present at all board of directors meetings
				  during which the operation or the policies of the group home(s) are
				  discussed;
(8) Conduct board of
				  directors or governing body meetings at least on a quarterly basis to review
				  and discuss the group home's operation and documents as specified in Health and
				  Safety Code Section
				  1520.1(f),
				  and based upon the review, ensure that the group home complies with all
				  applicable regulations;
(A) Review and
				  discussion of the group home's operation shall include the incidents involving
				  contact by law enforcement with a child residing in the facility that were
				  reported to the Department as specified in Section
				  84061(i).
(9) Ensure that minutes are kept for all
				  board of directors meetings and retained as a permanent record. The minutes
				  shall reflect the board's discussion of the documents specified in Health and
				  Safety Code Section
				  1520.1(f);
(10) Ensure that all minutes of board of
				  directors' meetings are available to the licensing agency to inspect, audit,
				  and copy upon demand during normal business hours. Minutes may be removed if
				  necessary for copying. Removal of minutes shall be subject to the following
				  requirements:
(A) Prior to removing any
				  minutes, a licensing representative shall prepare a list of the minutes to be
				  removed, sign and date the list upon removal of the minutes, and leave a copy
				  of the list with the administrator or designee.
(B) Licensing representatives shall return
				  the minutes undamaged and in good order within three business days following
				  the date the minutes were removed.
(11) Submit copies of all corporate documents
				  to the licensing agency at the time documents are submitted to the Secretary of
				  State.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064 - Administrator Qualifications and Duties

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In addition to section
				  80064, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) Effective January 1,
				  2000, all group homes shall have a qualified and currently certified
				  administrator.
(1) Between January 1, 2000
				  and July 1, 2001 only, where good faith efforts to employ a certified
				  administrator are unsuccessful, applicants for a license to operate a group
				  home may be granted a provisional license pursuant to the provisions of
				  regulation Section
				  84030.1. The Department may deny
				  the license if the licensee fails to employ a certified administrator pursuant
				  to the terms and conditions of the provisional license.
(2) In the event a certified administrator is
				  not employed within ten (10) days of the departure of the former administrator,
				  a written "Plan of Correction" shall be developed to bring the group home into
				  compliance with the requirements of this section.
(3) In those cases where the individual is
				  both the licensee and the administrator of a group home, the individual shall
				  comply with all of the licensee and certified administrator
				  requirements.
(4) The Department
				  may revoke the license of a group home for failure to comply with all
				  requirements regarding certified administrators.
(5) Unless otherwise provided, a certified
				  administrator may administer more than one licensed group
				  home.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064.1 - Additional Administrator Qualifications and Duties in Specialized Group Homes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  administrator shall ensure the provision of services to children with special
				  health care needs with appropriate regard for the child's physical and mental
				  well-being and needs, including those services identified in the child's
				  individualized health care plan.
1. New
					 section filed 5-14-97; operative 6-13-97 (Register 97, No.
					 20).
Note: Authority cited:Section
						17730,
						Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
						1501,
						1531
						and
						1562,
						Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064.2 - Administrator Certification Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  individual employed on or after January 1, 2000, shall be a group home
				  certificate holder prior to being employed as an administrator.
(1) An individual employed as an
				  administrator on December 31, 1999 shall be permitted to take the standardized
				  written exam administered by the Department in lieu of completing the forty
				  (40) hours of Initial Certification Training Program classroom instruction. If
				  a passing score is not achieved after two (2) attempts, the administrator must
				  complete a forty (40) hour Initial Certification Training Program and pass the
				  exam no later than December 31, 2000.
(2) An individual who, though not an
				  administrator, is employed by a group home on December 31, 1999 shall be
				  permitted to take the standardized written exam administered by the Department
				  in lieu of completing the forty (40) hours of Initial Certification Training
				  Program classroom instruction provided that he/she meets the following
				  conditions:
(A) The individual must have been
				  employed as a group home administrator for at least four (4) of the last eight
				  (8) years, and
(B) While employed
				  as an administrator, the individual must have had a record of administering the
				  facility for which he/she was responsible in substantial compliance as defined
				  in Section
				  80001(s)(7).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064.3 - Administrator Recertification Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Administrators shall complete at least forty (40) classroom hours of continuing
				  education during each two-year certification period, including:
(1) At least four (4) hours of instruction in
				  laws, regulations, policies, and procedural standards that impact group homes,
				  including but not limited to the regulations contained in this
				  Chapter.
(2) If not included in the
				  certified administrator's Initial Certification Training Program, at least one
				  (1) hour of instruction in cultural competency and sensitivity in issues
				  relating to the underserved lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
				  community.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064.4 - Administrator Certificate Denial or Revocation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Department may deny or revoke any
				  administrator certificate upon any of the grounds specified in Health and
				  Safety Code section
				  1550
				  and/or on any of the following grounds:
(1)
				  The certificate holder or applicant procured or attempted to procure a
				  certificate by fraud, misrepresentation, bribery, or other unlawful
				  behavior.
(2) The certificate
				  holder or applicant knowingly made or gave a false statement or information in
				  conjunction with the application for a certificate.
(3) The Department has issued an exclusion
				  order against the certificate holder pursuant to Health and Safety Code
				  sections
				  1558,
				  1568.092,
				  1569.58
				  or
				  1596.8897
				  after the Department issued the certificate, and:
(A) The certificate holder did not appeal the
				  exclusion order or,
(B) After the
				  appeal, the Department issued a decision and order that upheld the exclusion
				  order.
(4) The
				  certificate holder or applicant does not have a current criminal record
				  clearance or exemption.
(5) The
				  certificate holder fails to comply with certificate renewal requirements.
(A) The Department may reinstate a
				  certificate that has been revoked for failure to comply with certificate
				  renewal requirements provided all conditions for recertification have been
				  satisfied, including payment of all appropriate renewal and delinquency
				  fees.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84064.5 - Administrator Certificate Forfeiture

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the
				  Department, the certificate shall be considered forfeited under any of the
				  following conditions:
(1) The Department has
				  revoked any license held by the certificate holder after the Department issued
				  the certificate.
(2) The Department
				  has issued an exclusion order against the certificate holder pursuant to Health
				  and Safety Code sections
				  1558,
				  1568.092,
				  1569.58
				  or
				  1596.8897,
				  after the Department issued the certificate, and:
(A) The certificate holder did not appeal the
				  exclusion order or,
(B) After the
				  appeal, the Department issued a decision and order that upheld the exclusion
				  order.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065 - Personnel Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80065, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  employ those administrative, child care, social work and support staff
				  necessary to perform the assigned duties specified in applicable law and
				  regulation.
(1) The licensee shall designate
				  at least one staff member to be onsite at all times to apply the reasonable and
				  prudent parent standard to decisions involving the participation of a child in
				  age or developmentally appropriate activities pursuant to Section
				  84067.
(A) The licensee shall ensure that the
				  designated staff member receives training related to the reasonable and prudent
				  parent standard as specified in Health and Safety Code section
				  1522.44(c).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065.1 - Additional Personnel Requirements for Specialized Group Homes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any person who
				  provides specialized in-home health care to a child placed in the group home as
				  of November 1, 1993, shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Prior to caring for the child or when the
				  child's needs change, the in-home health care provider shall complete training
				  in specialized in-home health care provided by a health care professional as
				  required by the child's individualized health care plan, except when
(A) The in-home health care provider is a
				  licensed health care professional; and
(B) The child's individualized health care
				  plan team determines that completion of specialized in-home health care
				  training for the child is unnecessary on the basis of the in-home health care
				  provider's medical qualifications and expertise.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065.2 - Personnel Duties

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  facility manager(s) shall:
(1) Meet the
				  requirements of Health and Safety Code Section
				  1522.4(a)(1) through
				  (3).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065.5 - Staff/Child Ratios

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., there shall be one on-duty child care staff person to
				  each ten children, or fraction thereof, present.
(b) From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., in minor parent
				  programs, there shall be one on-duty child care staff person to each ten
				  children, or fraction thereof, present.
(1) In
				  minor parent programs, children shall include all children present in the
				  facility, including minor parents and their child(ren). When the minor parent
				  is not providing direct care and supervision to their child(ren), the facility
				  shall provide that care and supervision.
(2) At any time the facility provides direct
				  care and supervision of the minor parents' children, there shall be one staff
				  for every four children of minor parents, or fraction thereof.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065.6 - Additional Staff/Child Ratios for Specialized Group Homes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The licensee shall ensure that staff
				  providing specialized in-home health care are responsible for the provision of
				  care and supervision to no more than three children, with or without special
				  health care needs.
1. Amendment
					 of subsection (b)(1) filed 7-26-91; operative 8-26-91 (Register 91, No.
					 51).
2. Renumbering of former section
					 84065.6 to new section
					 84065.7 and new section
					 84065.6 filed 5-14-97; operative
					 6-13-97 (Register 97, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						17730,
						Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section
						1530,
						Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section
						17732(a) and
						(b), Welfare and Institutions
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84065.7 - Night Supervision

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  In group homes providing care and supervision to 12 or fewer children, there
				  shall be one child care staff person on duty from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; for minor
				  parent programs this requirement shall be from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(b) In group homes providing care and
				  supervision to 13 to 30 children, there shall be one child care staff person
				  awake and on duty from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.; for minor parent programs this
				  requirement shall be from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(1) Another person shall be on call and
				  capable of arriving at the facility site within 30 minutes.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84066 - Personnel Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80066, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  maintain the following personnel records:
(1)
				  Complete job descriptions on all positions within the facility.
(2) A description of all staff assignments,
				  including information regarding lines of authority and staff
				  responsibilities.
(3) A dated
				  employee time schedule developed at least monthly; displayed conveniently for
				  employee reference; and containing the following information for each employee:
(A) Name.
(B) Job title.
(C) Hours of work.
(D) Days off.
(4) Documentation of the completion by each
				  child care staff person and facility manager of the training specified in
				  Sections 84065(h) through
				  (k) inclusive.
(5) Documentation that the administrator has
				  met the certification requirements specified in Section
				  84064.2.
(6) A record of each work performance
				  evaluation and any correspondence with the employee.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84066.1 - Additional Personnel Records for Specialized Group Homes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensee shall ensure that the personnel records of all persons subject to the
				  requirements of Section
				  84065.1(a)
				  contain the following:
(1) For any training
				  or additional training from which the licensee or other in-home health care
				  provider is exempt:
(A) Documentation that
				  the child's individualized health care plan team has determined that it is not
				  necessary for the in-home health care provider to complete the specialized
				  in-home health care training or additional training.
1. Documentation may be provided in different
				  ways, including but not limited to, a written statement from a member
				  designated by the team that the team has been notified and has determined that
				  the training or additional training is unnecessary.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84067 - Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The administrator or facility manager, or
				  their responsible designee, shall be responsible for applying the reasonable
				  and prudent parent standard, as defined in Section
				  84001(r)(1), in
				  determining whether to allow a child to participate in age-appropriate, or
				  developmentally-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social
				  activities.
(1) Applying the reasonable and
				  prudent parent standard shall not result in denying the rights of a child as
				  specified in Section
				  84072 and Welfare and Institutions
				  Code section
				  16001.9,
				  or contradict court orders or the needs and services plan of the
				  child.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84068.1 - Intake Procedures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  licensee shall develop, maintain, and implement intake procedures which meet
				  the requirements specified in this section.
(b) When a child is being considered for
				  nonemergency placement in a group home, the following requirements shall be met
				  prior to the child's placement in the home.
(1) The information specified in Sections
				  80070(b)(1) through (5), (7), (8) and
				  (10), and Sections
				  84070(b)(1) through (13) and
				  (18) shall be obtained from the placement
				  agency, if any, or from the child's authorized representative(s).
(A) If the information is not completed by a
				  placement agency, the licensee shall make telephone and/or written requests for
				  the information to the child's placement agency and/or authorized
				  representative; and shall record and retain the details of those
				  requests.
(B) If the information is
				  not received within 15 days of the requests specified in (A) above, the
				  licensee shall obtain the information necessary to complete a standard
				  appraisal form from other sources.
(C) When the information is received, social
				  work staff shall complete a standard appraisal for the child on a form approved
				  and/or furnished by the licensing agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84068.2 - Needs and Services Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Social work staff shall obtain the information specified in Section
				  84070, and shall develop an
				  individual needs and services plan for the child which meets the requirements
				  specified in (b) through (d) below.
(1) A
				  needs and services plan is not required for children who are placed in the
				  facility on an emergency basis and who will remain in placement for less than
				  seven days as documented in the child's record.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84068.3 - Modifications to Needs and Services Plan

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(a) The needs and services plan specified in
				  Section 84068.2 shall be updated at least
				  every six months to determine the following:
(1) The child's need for continuing
				  services.
(2) The facility's
				  recommendation regarding the feasibility of the child's return to his/her home;
				  placement in another facility; or move to independent living.
(3) The need for modification in
				  services.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84068.4 - Removal and/or Discharge Procedures

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(a) The licensee shall develop, maintain and
				  implement written policies and procedures governing a child's removal and/or
				  discharge from the facility.
(1) Children and
				  their authorized representative(s) shall receive copies of such policies and
				  procedures.
(2) Signed copies of
				  such policies and procedures shall be maintained in the child's record, as
				  specified in Section
				  84070(c)(2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84069.1 - Immunizations

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(a) A child for
				  whom vaccination against the following diseases cannot be verified shall
				  receive the first doses of the appropriate vaccines within 30 calendar days of
				  placement in the facility and shall receive follow-up doses as recommended by
				  the physician who administered the first doses.
(1) Poliomyelitis.
(2) Diphtheria.
(3) Pertussis, i.e., whooping
				  cough.
(4) Tetanus.
(5) Measles.
(6) Rubella, i.e., German measles.
(7) Mumps.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84069.2 - Individualized Health Care Plans for Specialized Group Homes

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(a) The licensee shall not accept any child
				  with special health care needs unless the licensee has obtained an
				  individualized health care plan for the child. The plan shall include the
				  following information:
(1) The name, address,
				  and phone number of the health care professional responsible for monitoring the
				  child's ongoing health care.
(2)
				  The appropriate number of hours of on-site supervision and monitoring, and the
				  appropriate number of hours of off-site supervision and monitoring, needed to
				  be provided by the monitor designated in Section
				  84069.2(a)(1).
(3) For children with special health care
				  needs placed as of November 1, 1993:
(A)
				  Documentation by the child's individualized health care plan team identifying
				  the specialized in-home health care to be administered by a health care
				  professional or responsible adult trained by a health care
				  professional.
(B) Specific
				  responsibilities of staff for the provision of specialized in-home health
				  care.
(C) Identification of any
				  available and funded medical services that are to be provided to the child in
				  the home which may include, but is not limited to, assistance from health care
				  professionals.
(4) For
				  children with special health care needs placed after November 1, 1993:
(A) Documentation by the child's
				  individualized health care plan team identifying the specialized in-home health
				  care to be administered by one or more health care professionals.
(B) Specific responsibilities of the health
				  care professional(s) for the provision of specialized in-home health
				  care.
(C) Identification of any
				  available and funded medical services that are to be provided to the child in
				  the home including the name, address and telephone number of each health care
				  professional or agency that is to provide medical services to the child in the
				  home.
(5) Arrangements
				  for in-home health support services if required.
(6) Identification of any psychological,
				  emotional, behavioral, or medical problems that will be identified in the
				  child's needs and services plan or the medical assessment specified in Section
				  80069.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84070.1 - Additional Children's Records for Specialized Group Homes

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(a) The licensee of a specialized group home
				  shall ensure that records for each child with special health care needs contain
				  the following:
(1) Documentation that the
				  child has been adjudged a dependent of the court under Section
				  300
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code or has not been adjudged a dependent of
				  the court pursuant to Section
				  300
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code but is in the custody of the county
				  welfare department, or has a developmental disability and is receiving services
				  and case management from a regional center.
(2) A copy of the child's individualized
				  health care plan as specified in Section
				  84069.2.
(3) A copy of the written reassessment of the
				  child's individualized health care plan as specified in Section
				  84069.2(b).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84072 - Personal Rights

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(a)
				  Each facility licensed to provide foster care for six or more children shall
				  post a listing of a foster child's rights. The rights posted in the facility
				  shall be consistent with the list of rights specified in Welfare and
				  Institutions Code section
				  16001.9(a)
				  and as specified in subsection (d).
(1)
				  Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section
				  1530.91(b),
				  any facility licensed to provide foster care for six or more children must use
				  material developed by the Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson to satisfy the
				  posting of the foster child's rights specified above.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84072.1 - Discipline Policies and Procedures

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(a) The
				  licensee shall develop, maintain and implement written facility discipline
				  policies and procedures meeting the requirements specified in (b), (c) and (d)
				  below.
(1) Staff, children, and authorized
				  representatives shall receive copies of such policies and procedures, as
				  specified in Sections
				  84065(o) and
				  84068.1(b)(4)(B).
(2) Signed copies of such policies and
				  procedures shall be maintained in the child's record, as specified in Section
				  84070(c)(2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84072.2 - Complaint Procedures

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(a)
				  The licensee of a group home shall develop, maintain and implement written
				  complaint procedures by which children or their authorized representatives are
				  permitted to file complaints, without fear of retaliation, with the facility
				  administrator regarding facility staff or operations.
(1) Staff, children, and authorized
				  representatives shall receive copies of such procedures, as specified in
				  Sections 84065(o) and
				  84068.1(b)(4)(B).
(2) Signed copies of such procedures shall be
				  maintained in each child's record, as specified in Section
				  84070(c)(2).
(3) Such procedures shall be posted in a
				  location in the facility which is accessible to children and their authorized
				  representatives.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84072.3 - Personal Rights for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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(a) Except as
				  specified in this section, Section
				  80072(a)(8) shall
				  not apply to children with special health care needs.
(b) A child with special health care needs
				  has the right to be free from any restraining/postural support device imposed
				  for purposes of discipline or convenience, and not required to treat the
				  child's specific medical symptoms.
(1)
				  Physical restraining devices may be used for the protection of a child with
				  special health care needs during treatment and diagnostic procedures such as,
				  but not limited to, intravenous therapy or catheterization procedures. The
				  restraining device, which shall not have a locking device, shall be applied for
				  no longer than the time required to complete the treatment and shall be applied
				  in conformance with the child's individualized health care plan. The child's
				  individualized health care plan shall include all of the following:
(A) The specific medical symptom(s) that
				  require use of the restraining device.
(B) An evaluation of less restrictive
				  therapeutic interventions and the reason(s) for ruling out these other
				  practices as ineffective.
(C) A
				  written order by the child's physician. The order must specify the duration and
				  circumstances under which the restraining device is to be
				  used.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84074 - Transportation

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(a) In addition to
				  Section 80074, the following shall
				  apply:
(b) The licensee and their
				  staff are prohibited from smoking a tobacco product, or permitting any person
				  from smoking a tobacco product in a motor vehicle that is regularly used to
				  transport children, regardless of when the children are present. This
				  prohibition applies when the motor vehicle is moving or at rest. Smoking has
				  the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section
				  22950.5
				  of the Business and Professions Code, and tobacco product means a product or
				  device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section
				  22950.5
				  of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) The licensee shall provide transportation
				  for a child in a timely manner to and from the following:
(1) Health-related services.
(2) School.
(3) Extracurricular, enrichment, cultural,
				  and social activities in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent
				  standard specified in Section
				  84067.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84075 - Health-Related Services

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(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80075, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  ensure that all prescribed medications are centrally stored, as provided in
				  Section 80075(j), with
				  the exception of contraceptives and medications used to treat or prevent
				  pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease or infection, which children have the
				  right to possess as specified in Section
				  84072(d)(29) and
				  (30).
(c) Psychotropic medication shall only be
				  used in accordance with the written directions of the physician prescribing the
				  medication and in accordance with authorization requirements specified in
				  Sections
				  369.5(a)(1)
				  and
				  739.5(a)(1)
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Section
				  84070(b)(12).
(1) Psychotropic medications may be
				  administered without court order or parental authorization in an emergency.
				  Emergency procedures are specified in the California Rules of Court, rule
				  5.640.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84075.1 - Emergency Medical Assistance, Injections, and Self-Administration of Medications

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(a)
				  The licensee shall ensure that staff who provide emergency medical assistance
				  and injections to a child are trained as specified in Health and Safety Code
				  section
				  1507.25.
(1) Prior to administering emergency medical
				  assistance and injections to a child, a staff member shall obtain training from
				  a licensed health care professional practicing within the professional's scope
				  of practice as specified in Health and Safety Code section
				  1507.25.
(2) Staff members shall receive ongoing
				  training as deemed necessary and appropriate by the licensed health care
				  professional as specified in Health and Safety Code section
				  1507.25.
(3) Documentation of the training set forth
				  in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be maintained in the staff member's personnel
				  file and shall be made available to the department for review upon
				  request.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84076 - Food Service

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(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80076, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) Written menus shall be
				  posted weekly in an area accessible to the staff and children.
(c) The licensee shall meet the following
				  food supply and storage requirements:
(1)
				  Supplies of staple nonperisable foods for a minimum of one week and fresh
				  perishable foods for a minimum of two days shall be maintained on the
				  premises.
(2) Freezers shall be
				  large enough to accommodate required perishables and shall be maintained at a
				  temperature of zero degrees F (-17.7 degrees C).
(3) Refrigerators shall be large enough to
				  accommodate required perishables and shall maintain a maximum temperature of 45
				  degrees F (7.2 degrees C).
(4)
				  Freezers and refrigerators shall be kept clean, and food storage shall permit
				  the air circulation necessary to maintain the temperatures specified in (2) and
				  (3) above.
(5) Kitchen appliances
				  and utensils shall be made accessible to a child when they are participating in
				  age or developmentally-appropriate activities related to food preparation,
				  cooking, and other related kitchen and dining activities. The administrator or
				  facility manager, or their responsible designee, shall:
(A) Apply the reasonable and prudent parent
				  standard, as specified in Section
				  84067, when allowing a child to
				  use kitchen appliances and utensils for food preparation and cooking.
(B) Ensure that the child is properly trained
				  to safely use the kitchen appliances and utensils.
(C) Not require a child to participate in
				  meal preparation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84077 - Personal Services

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(a) The
				  licensee shall ensure the following:
(1)
				  Provision of basic laundry services, including but not limited to washing,
				  drying, and ironing of children's personal clothing.
(A) Children shall be permitted to
				  participate in the performance of such services provided that the requirements
				  specified in Section
				  80065(j) are
				  met.
California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 5 - Group Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 84078 - Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision

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(a) In addition to Section
				  80078, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) The licensee shall
				  provide those services identified in each child's needs and services plan and
				  in the individualized health care plan for each child with special health care
				  needs as necessary to meet the child's needs.
(c) The licensee is responsible for ensuring
				  care and supervision of the child(ren) of any minor parent(s) in placement.
(1) Direct care and supervision of the
				  child(ren) of a minor parent is to be provided during the hours that the minor
				  parent is unavailable or unable to provide such care and
				  supervision.