1530. The state department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, such reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to […]
1530.1. (a) The department shall adopt regulations, in consultation with providers, consumers, and other interested parties, to combine adult day care and adult day support centers licensing categories into one category, which shall be designated adult day programs. (b) The consolidated regulations shall take into account the diversity of consumers and their caregivers, and the […]
1530.3. The director shall report to the Legislature during the 2007–08 budget hearings on the progress of the department’s children’s residential regulation review workgroup. The report shall include all of the following: (a) A summary of the activities of the workgroup up to the date of the report. (b) The timeline for completion of the workgroup’s activities. […]
1530.5. (a) The department, in establishing regulations, including provisions for periodic inspections, under this chapter for foster family homes, certified family homes, and resource family homes of foster family agencies, shall consider these homes as private residences, and shall establish regulations for these foster family homes, certified family homes, and resource family homes of foster family […]
1530.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, persons licensed or approved pursuant to this chapter to provide residential foster care to a child either placed with them pursuant to order of the juvenile court or voluntarily placed with them by the person or persons having legal custody of the child, may give the same legal consent for […]
1530.7. (a) A licensed children’s residential facility shall maintain a smoke-free environment in the facility. (b) A person who is licensed, certified, or approved pursuant to this chapter to provide residential care in a foster family home, certified family home, or resource family home shall not smoke a tobacco product or permit any other person to smoke […]
1530.8. (a) (1) The department shall adopt regulations for community care facilities licensed as group homes, and for temporary shelter care facilities, as defined in subdivision (c), that care for dependent children, children placed by a regional center, or voluntary placements, who are younger than six years of age. The department shall adopt regulations that apply to […]
1530.9. (a) The department shall, with the advice and assistance of the State Department of Health Care Services, counties, parent and children’s advocacy groups, and group home providers, adopt regulations for the licensing of licensed community treatment facilities at the earliest possible date. (b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify requirements for facility operation […]
1530.90. (a) A community treatment facility, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 and licensed pursuant to this chapter, shall meet the requirements of this section. (b) (1) A community treatment facility shall have national accreditation from an entity identified by the department pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 4094.2 of the Welfare and […]
1530.91. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a care provider that provides foster care for children pursuant to this chapter shall provide each schoolage child and the child’s authorized representative, as defined in regulations adopted by the department, who is placed in foster care, with an age and developmentally appropriate orientation that includes an explanation […]
1531. The regulations for a license shall prescribe standards of safety and sanitation for the physical plant and standards for basic personal care, supervision, and services based upon the category of licensure. The regulations for a special permit shall prescribe standards for the quality of specialized services, including, but not limited to, staffing with duly […]
1531.1. (a) A residential facility licensed as an adult residential facility, group home, short-term residential therapeutic program, small family home, foster family home, or a family home certified by a foster family agency may install and utilize delayed egress devices of the time delay type. (b) As used in this section, “delayed egress device” means a device […]
1531.15. (a) A licensee of an adult residential facility, short-term residential therapeutic program, or group home for no more than six residents, except for the larger facilities provided for in paragraph (1) of subdivision (k), that is utilizing delayed egress devices pursuant to Section 1531.1, may install and utilize secured perimeters in accordance with the provisions […]
1531.18. A prospective applicant for licensure shall be notified at the time of the initial request for information regarding application for licensure that, prior to obtaining licensure, the facility shall secure and maintain a fire clearance approval from the local fire enforcing agency or the State Fire Marshal, whichever has primary fire protection jurisdiction. The […]
1531.2. (a) Upon the filing by the department of emergency regulations with the Secretary of State, an adult day program, as defined in Division 6 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations, or Section 1502, that provides care and supervision for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias may install for the safety […]
1531.3. The State Fire Marshal shall establish separate fire and panic safety standards and criteria for the evaluation of each category of license described in subdivision (a) of Section 1502. The State Fire Marshal shall take into consideration the characteristics of the persons served by each facility in establishing these standards and criteria. (Added by […]
1531.4. On and after January 1, 1999, no security window bars may be installed or maintained on any community care facility unless the security window bars meet current state and local requirements, as applicable, for security window bars and safety release devices. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 343, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
1531.5. (a) The State Department of Social Services shall not deny a license for a foster family home solely on the basis that the applicant is a parent who has administered corporal punishment not constituting child abuse, or will continue to administer such corporal punishment, to his or her own children. (b) Nothing in this […]
1531.6. (a) Each group home, transitional shelter care facility, and short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined in Section 1502, and each temporary shelter care facility as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1530.8, shall develop protocols that dictate the circumstances under which law enforcement may be contacted in response to the conduct of a child residing […]
1532. The Committee on Community Care Facilities of the State Social Services Advisory Board shall advise the director regarding regulations, policy, and administrative practices pertaining to community care facilities. The committee shall review proposed regulations for community care facilities, and submit its written comments to the director prior to the adoption of these regulations. The […]
