California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 9.5 - Foster Family Homes › Article 3 - Core Requirements for Caregivers, Relatives, and Nonrelative Extended Family Members › Section 89387 - Buildings and Grounds

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  caregiver shall provide bedrooms in the home which shall meet, at a minimum,
				  the following requirements unless a Documented Alternative Plan (LIC 973) is
				  approved:
(1) No more than two children shall
				  share a bedroom.
(2) Children of
				  different sexes shall not share a bedroom unless:
(A) A minor parent may share a bedroom with
				  the minor parent's child of a different sex.
(B) Each child is under 5 years of age,
				  or:
(C) A Caregiver is permitting a
				  child to share a bedroom consistent with their gender identity regardless of
				  the gender or sex listed on the court or child welfare documents.
(A) In bedrooms shared by an adult and
				  infant, no more than two infants and two adults shall share the room.
(B) A "child" who turns 18 and meets the
				  requirements specified in Section
				  89201, subsection (c)(7)(A) or (B)
				  is not considered an adult for purposes of this section and may continue to
				  share a bedroom with another "child."
(3) Except for infants, children shall not
				  share a bedroom with an adult.
(4)
				  No room commonly used for other purposes shall be used as a bedroom.
(A) Such rooms shall include but not be
				  limited to halls, stairways, unfinished attics or basements, garages, storage
				  areas and sheds or similar detached buildings.
(5) No bedroom shall be used as a public or
				  general passageway to another room.
(6) Each bedroom shall have at least one
				  operable window or door that ensures safe, direct, emergency exit to the
				  outside. If security window bars are used, the window is considered operable
				  only if the window bars have a safety release device that meets all state and
				  local requirements. If the caregiver's home is in a high rise building, the
				  caregiver is subject to the rules and regulations set forth by the State Fire
				  Marshal.
(7) The caregiver shall
				  provide each "child" with an individual bed which is equipped with a clean,
				  comfortable mattress, clean linens, blankets, and pillows, as needed, all in
				  good repair.
(A) Linen shall be changed at
				  least once per week or more often when necessary to ensure that clean linen is
				  in use by a "child" at all times.
(B) Beds shall be arranged to allow easy
				  passage between beds and easy entrance into the room.
(8) Bunk beds of more than two tiers shall
				  not be used.
(A) Bunk beds shall have railings
				  on both sides of the upper tier to prevent falling.
(B) A "child" under six years of age or who
				  is unable to climb into or out of the upper tier unassisted shall not be
				  permitted to use the upper tier.
(9) The caregiver shall provide each infant
				  with a safe and sturdy bassinet or crib, appropriate to the age and size of a
				  "child." The following shall apply to cribs:
(A) Tiered or stacked cribs shall not be
				  permitted.
(B) Crib slats shall not
				  pose the danger of an infant being trapped.
(C) Crib mattresses shall be clean,
				  comfortable and fit properly in the crib.
(D) Linen shall be changed at least once per
				  week or more often when necessary to ensure that clean linen is in use by
				  infants at all times.
(E) An infant
				  who can climb out of a crib shall be provided with an age-appropriate
				  bed.
(10) Each bedroom
				  shall have portable or permanent closets and drawer space to accommodate the
				  child's clothing and personal belongings.
(11) Subsections (a)(1) through (a)(10) apply
				  to all bedrooms used by all children residing in the home, including children
				  who are members of the caregiver's family, guardianship children, children of a
				  minor parent, and children in care.
(12) Subsections (a)(4) and (a)(5) apply to
				  all bedrooms used by the caregiver and all other adults residing in the
				  home.