California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 11462.02

WIC § 11462.02 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 9 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)Any existing county-operated foster family agency or group home, including the group home operated by the County of San Mateo, shall, commencing January 1, 2017, be classified as, and shall meet all of the requirements of, a foster family agency or a short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined respectively in subdivisions (g) and (ad) of Section 11400, to be eligible to receive AFDC-FC funds.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department of Social Services may license a county as a foster family agency or as a short-term residential therapeutic program.

(c)If a county exercises its option to operate a foster family agency or a short-term residential therapeutic program, the county shall submit an application and shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code related to foster family agency programs or a short-term residential therapeutic program, as applicable.

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Legislative history

Amended (as added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 773, Sec. 78) by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 93. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.