California Health and Safety Code

§ 1506

HSC § 1506 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) A foster family agency may use only a certified family home or a resource family that has been certified or approved by that agency or, pursuant to Section 1506.5, a licensed foster family home or a county-approved resource family approved for this use by the county.

(2)A home selected and certified or approved for the reception and care of children by a foster family agency is not subject to Section 1508. A certified family home or a resource family of a foster family agency shall not be licensed as a residential facility.

(3)A child with a developmental disability who is placed in a certified family home or with a resource family by a foster family agency that is operating under agreement with the regional center responsible for that child may remain in the certified family home or with the resource family after 18 years of age. The determination regarding whether and how long the resident may remain as a resident after 18 years of age shall be made through the agreement of all parties involved, including the resident, the certified parent or resource family, the foster family agency social worker, the resident’s regional center case manager, and the resident’s parent, legal guardian, or conservator, as appropriate. This determination shall include a needs and service plan that contains an assessment of the child’s needs to ensure continued compatibility with the other children in placement. The needs and service plan shall be completed no more than six months before the child’s 18th birthday. The assessment shall be documented and maintained in the child’s file with the foster family agency.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 702, Sec. 1. (AB 592) Effective January 1, 2022.