California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16010.9

WIC § 16010.9 Effective Jul 16, 2021Div. 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to restrict the use of out-of-state residential facilities, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 7910 of the Family Code, by county placing agencies to instances in which all in-state placements and services that meet the needs of the child have been exhausted and an individualized assessment of the needs of the child, minor, or nonminor dependent in relation to an identified out-of-state residential facility has been conducted by the county before the request for child-specific certification of the out-of-state residential facility by the State Department of Social Services.

(b)Placement in an out-of-state residential facility shall occur only after the facility has been certified pursuant to Section 7911.1 of the Family Code, unless the placement is exempt from certification. The department shall issue instructions to the counties that describes the process the county placing agency shall follow to determine that in-state placements and services have been exhausted and the required components of an individualized assessment.

(c)On and after July 1, 2021, before seeking a child-specific certification of an out-of-state residential facility, the county placing agency shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 86, Sec. 46. (AB 153) Effective July 16, 2021.