California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 12305.86

WIC § 12305.86 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 3 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)Effective October 1, 2009, a county shall investigate the background of a person who seeks to become a supportive services provider and who is not listed on the registry of a public authority or nonprofit consortium pursuant to Section 12301.6. This investigation shall include criminal background checks conducted by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 15660.

(b)No later than July 1, 2010, the county shall complete a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision (a) for a provider who is providing in-home supportive services prior to October 1, 2009, and who is not listed on a public authority or nonprofit consortium registry, as a condition of the provider’s continued enrollment in the IHSS program. Criminal background checks shall be conducted at the provider’s expense.

(c)(1) Upon notice from the Department of Justice that a prospective or current provider has been convicted of a criminal offense specified in Section 12305.81, the county shall deny or terminate the applicant’s request to become a provider of supportive services to any recipient of the In-Home Supportive Services program.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. (SB 930) Effective January 1, 2012.