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Section 1524.6 Of Article 2. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
1524.6
. (a) In addition to any other requirement of this chapter,
any group home or short-term residential treatment center, as defined
by regulations of the department, providing care for any number of
persons, that is not already subject to the requirements of Section
1524.5, shall provide a procedure approved by the licensing agency
for immediate response to incidents and complaints, as defined by
regulations of the department. This procedure shall include a method
of ensuring that the owner, licensee, or person designated by the
owner or licensee is notified of the incident or complaint, that the
owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee has
personally investigated the matter, and that the person making the
complaint or reporting the incident has received a written response,
within 30 days of receiving the complaint, of action taken, or a
reason why no action needs to be taken.
(b) In order to ensure the opportunity for complaints to be made directly to the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee, and to provide the opportunity for the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee to meet neighborhood residents and learn of problems in the neighborhood, any group home or short-term residential treatment center shall establish a fixed time on a periodic basis when the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee will be present. At this fixed time, information shall be provided to neighborhood residents of the complaint procedure pursuant to Section 1538.
(c) Facilities shall establish procedures to comply with the requirements of this section on or before July 1, 2005.
(d) This section shall not apply to family homes certified by foster family agencies, foster family homes, and small family homes. It is not the intent of the Legislature that this section be applied in a way that is contrary to the child's best interests.
(b) In order to ensure the opportunity for complaints to be made directly to the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee, and to provide the opportunity for the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee to meet neighborhood residents and learn of problems in the neighborhood, any group home or short-term residential treatment center shall establish a fixed time on a periodic basis when the owner, licensee, or person designated by the owner or licensee will be present. At this fixed time, information shall be provided to neighborhood residents of the complaint procedure pursuant to Section 1538.
(c) Facilities shall establish procedures to comply with the requirements of this section on or before July 1, 2005.
(d) This section shall not apply to family homes certified by foster family agencies, foster family homes, and small family homes. It is not the intent of the Legislature that this section be applied in a way that is contrary to the child's best interests.
