California Health and Safety Code

§ 1596.895

HSC § 1596.895 Effective Jul 23, 2021Div. 2 · Ch. 3.4 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)The department shall notify resource and referral agencies funded pursuant to Section 10217 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of any priority one violation or any allegation of a priority one violation affecting the health and safety of children that is within the geographic area served by the agency. Resource and referral agencies shall use this information when deciding whether to make a referral to the licensee and shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided to them pursuant to this section.

(b)The Child Care Regulation Section shall notify these resource and referral agencies of the department’s actions regarding these allegations of priority one violations within 30 days. The Child Care Regulation Section shall notify these resource and referral agencies of the department’s actions regarding these allegations of priority one violations within 10 days after the allegations have been substantiated by the department.

(c)“Priority one violation” is defined to include sexual assault, physical abuse, ritualistic abuse, or suspicious deaths, if any of the following apply:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 256. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.