Section 1538.6 Of Article 3. Regulations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
1538.6
. (a) When the department periodically reviews the record of
substantiated complaints against each group home or short-term
residential treatment center, pursuant to its oversight role as
prescribed by Section 1534, to determine whether the nature, number,
and severity of incidents upon which complaints were based constitute
a basis for concern as to whether the provider is capable of
effectively and efficiently operating the program, and if the
department determines that there is cause for concern, it may contact
the county in which a group home or short-term residential treatment
center is located and placement agencies in other counties using the
group home or short-term residential treatment center, and request
their recommendations as to what action, if any, the department
should take with regard to the provider's status as a licensed group
home or short-term residential treatment center provider.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department make
every effort to communicate with the county in which a group home or
short-term residential treatment center is located when the
department has concerns about group homes or short-term residential
treatment centers within that county.