California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4698

WIC § 4698 Effective Jun 27, 2019Div. 4.5 · Ch. 6 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)(1) “Community crisis home” means a facility certified by the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to this article, and licensed by the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to Article 9.7 (commencing with Section 1567.80) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, as an adult residential facility or a group home providing 24-hour nonmedical care to individuals with developmental disabilities receiving regional center services and in need of crisis intervention services who would otherwise be at risk of admission to the acute crisis center at Fairview Developmental Center or Sonoma Developmental Center, a State Department of Developmental Services-operated facility, an out-of-state placement, a general acute hospital, an acute psychiatric hospital, or an institution for mental disease, as described in Part 5 (commencing with Section 5900) of Division 5. A community crisis home shall have a maximum capacity of eight consumers. No more than one-third of community crisis homes may exceed a capacity of six consumers.

(2)“Consumer” or “client” means an individual who has been determined by a regional center to meet the eligibility criteria of Section 4512 and applicable regulations and for whom the regional center has accepted responsibility.

(b)(1) The State Department of Developmental Services, using community placement plan funds, shall establish community-based residential options consisting of community crisis homes for adults and community crisis homes for children. The community crisis homes shall serve individuals who meet all of the following criteria:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 28, Sec. 30. (SB 81) Effective June 27, 2019.