(a) If the department, as a condition of licensure, requires the chief executive officer or other authorized member of the board of directors and the administrator of a foster family agency to attend an orientation given by the licensing agency that outlines the applicable rules and regulations for operation of a foster family agency, that orientation shall include, but not be limited to, a description of policies, procedures, or practices that violate paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (i) of § 11166 of the Penal Code.

(b) If the department requires, as part of an application for licensure for a foster family agency, a written plan of operation, that plan of operation shall include a written plan establishing policies, procedures, or practices to ensure that the foster family agency does not violate paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (i) of § 11166 of the Penal Code.

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Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1556.5

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • Foster family agency: means any public agency or private organization, organized and operated on a nonprofit basis, engaged in any of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 1502

(c) For purposes of this section, a foster family agency is defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 850, Sec. 2. (AB 1001) Effective January 1, 2017.)