California Health and Safety Code

§ 1516

HSC § 1516 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A crisis nursery, as defined in paragraph (17) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502, shall be licensed by the department to operate a crisis residential overnight program. Notwithstanding Section 1596.80, a crisis nursery may also provide crisis day services.

(b)A crisis nursery shall be organized and operated on a nonprofit basis by either a private nonprofit corporation or a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

(c)A facility licensed on or before January 1, 2004, as a group home for children under six years of age with a licensed capacity greater than 14 children, but less than 21 children, that provides crisis nursery services shall be allowed to retain its capacity if issued a crisis nursery license until there is a change in the licensee’s program, location, or client population.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 735, Sec. 2. (AB 2228) Effective January 1, 2015.