Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16523.55 · Article 7. Continuum of Care Reform Oversight
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16523.55
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Child and Family Teams (CFT) and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Implementation.
(a) The updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status update on the utilization of the CANS assessment.
(1) By county, the number and percentage of children in foster care receiving CFT meetings and CANS assessments.
(2) As data become available, data by county on the average frequency of meetings and assessments and the overall CANS scoring outcomes and trends over time.
(3) As it becomes available, data by county of the number of CANS assessments and who conducted the assessments.
(4) As it becomes available, data by county of the percentage of CANS assessments that are conducted at the required minimum of three months for behavioral health or the six-month minimum by the child welfare agency.
(b) To the extent that information described in this section is not available to be shared, the counties and entities listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16523.5 shall describe the limitations and explore and present options for remedying the lack of available information. As part of this process, meetings may be held with stakeholders, county representatives, legislative staff, and the Department of Finance to identify acceptable solutions, alternatives, or proxies.
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History
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 27, Sec. 105. (SB 80) Effective June 27, 2019.
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