California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 16507.5

WIC § 16507.5 Effective Sep 27, 2024Div. 9 · Part 4 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) When a minor is separated, or is in the process of being separated, from the minor’s family under the provisions of a voluntary placement agreement, the county welfare department or a licensed private or public adoption agency social worker shall make any and all reasonable and necessary provisions for the care, supervision, custody, conduct, maintenance, and support of the minor, including medical treatment.

(2)Responsibility for placement and care of the minor shall be with the social worker who may place the minor in any of the following:

(A)The home of a relative or the home of a nonrelative extended family member, as described in Section 362.7, that has been assessed pursuant to Section 361.4 or, in the case of an Indian child, an extended family member as described by paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 224.1.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 656, Sec. 34. (AB 81) Effective September 27, 2024.