California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities › Chapter 4 - Small Family Homes › Article 6 - Continuing Requirements › Section 83070 - Child's Records

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  addition to Section
				  80070, the following shall
				  apply.
(b) For each child in the
				  home, the licensee shall maintain a separate, complete, and most up to date
				  record or file that includes the following:
(1) A copy of the child's birth certificate
				  if available.
(2) Date of placement
				  in the home.
(3) Name, address and
				  telephone number of the placement agency, if any.
(4) Name, address and telephone number of
				  person(s) to be contacted in an emergency when the child's authorized
				  representative cannot be contacted.
(5) Written consent which authorizes the
				  licensee to obtain other than ordinary medical and dental care in an emergency
				  if the authorized representative cannot be located.
(6) Names of all persons authorized to take
				  the child from the home.
(7) Dental
				  and medical history, if available, including immunization records and any
				  physician's orders for any medically necessary diet as specified in Section
				  80076(a)(6).
(8) Religious preference, and the name and
				  address of clergyman or religious or spiritual adviser, if any.
(9) A copy of the child's needs and services
				  plan and any modifications thereto specified in Section
				  83068.2 and
				  83068.3.
(10) A record of the continuing health needs
				  and services received while the child is in the home, including but not limited
				  to, physical therapy and counseling.
(11) A copy of the current court order, or
				  written authorization of the child's parent or guardian, for each psychotropic
				  medication, as defined in Section
				  83001(p)(2).
(A) Written authorization of the child's
				  parent or guardian may only be documented in lieu of a court order if the child
				  is not a dependent or ward of the court, or it is documented in the child's
				  record that the county placing agency has verified a court order is not
				  required.
(B) This section shall
				  not apply when the child's record contains documentation from the child's
				  prescribing physician that the psychotropic medication has been provided in an
				  emergency situation, as described in California Rules of Court, rule
				  5.640.
(12) A separate
				  log for each psychotropic medication prescribed to the child documenting all
				  the following:
(A) The name of the
				  medication.
(B) The date of the
				  prescription.
(C) The quantity of
				  medication and number of refills initially prescribed.
(D) When applicable, any additional refills
				  prescribed.
(E) The prescribed
				  dosage and directions for use as specified in writing by the physician
				  prescribing the medication, including any changes directed by the
				  physician.
(F) The date and time of
				  each dose taken by the child.
(G)
				  Documentation of each refusal.
1.
				  Documentation shall include the name of the medication refused, date and time
				  of the refusal, the reason for the refusal, who was notified of the refusal,
				  and any observed results of the refusal.
(H) Licensee or caregiver initials for each
				  time a psychotropic medication is taken by a child, as an indication that they
				  supervised the child self-administering their psychotropic medication.
1. Initials shall not be pre-filled on the
				  log.
(13) The
				  original documentation signed by the child and their authorized representative
				  acknowledging receipt of information regarding the child's personal rights as
				  specified in Section
				  83072(c).
(14) The names and contact information for
				  the child's social worker(s), probation officer(s), attorney(s), service
				  providers, foster youth advocates, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs),
				  and education rights holder if other than the parent or parents, and when
				  applicable, representatives designated by the child's Indian tribe to
				  participate in the juvenile court proceeding, information that the child is
				  entitled to receive from the placing agency pursuant to section
				  16001.9(a)(11)
				  of the Welfare and Institutions Code.