Section 1536.2 Of Article 3. Regulations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
1536.2
. (a) When a placement agency has placed a child with a
foster family agency for subsequent placement in a certified family
home, the foster family agency shall ensure placement of the child in
a home that best meets the needs of the child.
(b) A home that best meets the needs of the child shall satisfy
all of the following criteria:
(1) The child's caregiver is able to meet the health, safety, and
well-being needs of the child.
(2) The child's caregiver is permitted to maintain the least
restrictive and most family-like environment that serves the needs of
the child.
(3) The child is permitted to engage in reasonable,
age-appropriate, day-to-day activities that promote the most
family-like environment for the foster child.
(4) The foster child's caregiver shall use a reasonable and
prudent parent standard, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision
(a) of Section 362.04 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to
determine activities that are age-appropriate and meet the needs of
the child. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a
child's caregiver to permit the child to engage in activities that
carry an unreasonable risk of harm, or subject the child to abuse or
neglect.