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California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 740

WIC § 740 Effective Jan 1, 2010Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2 · Art. 18
(a)Any minor adjudged to be a ward of the court on the basis that he or she is a person described in Section 602 and who is placed in a community care facility shall be placed in a community care facility within his or her county of residence, unless both of the following apply:
(1)He or she has identifiable needs requiring specialized care that cannot be provided in a local facility or his or her needs dictate physical separation from his or her family.
(2)The county of residence agrees to pay the placement county the costs of providing services to the minor, pursuant to Section 1566.25 of the Health and Safety Code.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 46, Sec. 4. (SB 352) Effective January 1, 2010.

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