This chapter does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A health facility, as defined by Section 1250.

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(b) A clinic, as defined by Section 1200.

(c) A juvenile placement facility approved by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, or any juvenile hall operated by a county.

(d) A place in which a juvenile is judicially placed pursuant to subdivision (a) of § 727 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(e) A child day care facility, as defined in Section 1596.750.

(f) (1) A facility conducted by and for the adherents of any well-recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care or treatment of the sick who depend solely upon prayer or spiritual means for healing in the practice of the religion of the church or denomination.

(2) A private alternative boarding school or private alternative outdoor program, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1502, that uses prayer or spiritual means as a component of its programming or services in addition to behavioral-based services is subject to licensure under this chapter.

(g) A school dormitory or similar facility determined by the department, except a private alternative boarding school or private alternative outdoor program, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1502.

(h) A house, institution, hotel, homeless shelter, or other similar place that supplies board and room only, or room only, or board only, provided that no resident thereof requires any element of care, as determined by the department.

(i) A recovery house or other similar facility that provides group living arrangements for adults recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction and that does not provide care or supervision.

(j) An alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility as defined in Section 11834.02.

(k) An arrangement for the receiving and care of persons by a relative or an arrangement for the receiving and care of persons from only one family by a close friend of the parent, guardian, or conservator, if the arrangement is not for financial profit and occurs only occasionally and irregularly, as defined by regulations of the department. For purposes of this chapter, arrangements for the receiving and care of persons by a relative include relatives of the child for the purpose of keeping sibling groups together.

(l) (1) A home of a relative caregiver of children who are placed by a juvenile court, supervised by the county welfare or probation department, and the placement of whom is approved according to subdivision (d) of § 309 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) A home of a nonrelative extended family member, as described in § 362.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, providing care to children who are placed by a juvenile court, supervised by the county welfare or probation department, and the placement of whom is approved according to subdivision (d) of § 309 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(3) On and after January 1, 2012, any supervised independent living placement for nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (w) of § 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who are placed by the juvenile court, supervised by the county welfare department, probation department, Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization that entered into an agreement pursuant to § 10553.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and whose placement is approved pursuant to subdivision (k) of § 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(4) A transitional living setting, as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (x) of § 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(5) A Transitional Housing Program-Plus, as defined in subdivision (s) of § 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that serves only eligible former foster youth over 18 years of age who have exited from the foster care system on or after their 18th birthday, and that has obtained certification from the applicable county in accordance with subdivision (c) of § 16522 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(m) A supported living arrangement for individuals with developmental disabilities, as defined in § 4689 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(n) (1) A family home agency, family home, or family teaching home, as defined in § 4689.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that is vendored by the State Department of Developmental Services and that does any of the following:

(A) As a family home approved by a family home agency, provides 24-hour care for one or two adults with developmental disabilities in the residence of the family home provider or providers and the family home provider or providers’ family, and the provider is not licensed by the State Department of Social Services or the State Department of Public Health or certified by a licensee of the State Department of Social Services or the State Department of Public Health.

(B) As a family teaching home approved by a family home agency, provides 24-hour care for a maximum of three adults with developmental disabilities in independent residences, whether contiguous or attached, and the provider is not licensed by the State Department of Social Services or the State Department of Public Health or certified by a licensee of the State Department of Social Services or the State Department of Public Health.

(C) As a family home agency, engages in recruiting, approving, and providing support to family homes.

(2) This subdivision does not establish by implication either a family home agency or family home licensing category.

(o) A facility in which only Indian children who are eligible under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (Chapter 21 (commencing with Section 1901) of Title 25 of the United States Code) are placed and that is one of the following:

(1) An extended family member of the Indian child, as defined in Section 1903 of Title 25 of the United States Code.

(2) A foster home that is licensed, approved, or specified by the Indian child’s tribe pursuant to Section 1915 of Title 25 of the United States Code.

(p) (1) (A) Housing occupied by elderly or disabled persons, or both, that is initially approved and operated under a regulatory agreement pursuant to Section 202 of Public Law 86-372 (12 U.S.C. § 1701q), or Section 811 of Public Law 101-625 (42 U.S.C. § 8013), or that receives mortgage assistance pursuant to Section 236 of Public Law 90-448 (12 U.S.C. § 1715z), or whose mortgage is insured pursuant to Section 221d(3) of Public Law 87-70 (12 U.S.C. § 1715l), where supportive services are made available to residents at their option, as long as the project owner or operator does not contract for or provide the supportive services.

(B) Housing that qualifies for a low-income housing credit pursuant to Section 252 of Public Law 99-514 (26 U.S.C. § 42) or that is subject to the requirements for rental dwellings for low-income families pursuant to Section 8 of Public Law 93-383 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f), and that is occupied by elderly or disabled persons, or both, where supportive services are made available to residents at their option, as long as the project owner or operator does not contract for or provide the supportive services.

(2) The project owner or operator to which paragraph (1) applies may coordinate, or help residents gain access to, the supportive services, either directly, or through a service coordinator.

(q) A resource family, as defined in § 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that has been approved by a county child welfare department or probation department.

(r) A home approved by a licensed private adoption agency pursuant to § 8704.5 of the Family Code, for the placement of a nondependent child who is relinquished for adoption to the adoption agency.

(s) An occasional short-term babysitter, as described in § 362.04 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(t) An alternative caregiver, except as specified in § 16501.02 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(u) Except as specified in subdivision (b) of § 16501.01 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a respite care provider certified by a county.

(v) An adoption service provider, as defined in § 8502 of the Family Code, except a licensed private adoption agency as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of that section.

(w) A county adoption agency as defined in § 8513 of the Family Code.

(x) Any similar facility determined by the department.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 43, Sec. 19. (AB 120) Effective July 10, 2023.)