Health & Saf. Code, § 1556.5 · Article 5. Suspension and Revocation
Health & Saf. Code, § 1556.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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 Section 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 Section 11166 of the Penal Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, a foster family agency is defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502.
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History
Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 850, Sec. 2. (AB 1001) Effective January 1, 2017.
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