California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 18358.30

WIC § 18358.30 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 9 · Part 6 · Ch. 6.2

Statute text

(a)Rates for foster family agency programs participating under this chapter shall be exempt from the current AFDC-FC foster family agency ratesetting system.

(b)Rates for foster family agency programs participating under this chapter shall be set according to the appropriate service and rate level based on the level of services provided to the eligible child and the certified foster family. For an eligible child placed from a group home program, the service and rate level shall not exceed the rate paid for group home placement. For an eligible child assessed by the county interagency review team or county placing agency as at imminent risk of group home placement or psychiatric hospitalization, the appropriate service and rate level for the child shall be determined by the interagency review team or county placing agency at time of placement. In all of the service and rate levels, the foster family agency programs shall:

(1)Provide social work services with average caseloads not to exceed eight children per worker, except that social worker average caseloads for children in Service and Rate Level E shall not exceed 12 children per worker.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 81. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally inoperative on or after July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 18358.38. Repealed as of January 1 following the inoperative date.