Section 1853 Of Chapter 5. Medical Foster Home Pilot Program From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 8. >> Chapter 5.
1853
. (a) For each medical foster home established under this
chapter, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related
information required by the Department of Justice of both of the
following for the purposes of obtaining information as to the
existence and content of a record of state or federal convictions and
state or federal arrests and also information as to the existence
and content of a record of state or federal arrests for which the
Department of Justice establishes that the individual is free on bail
or on his or her own recognizance pending trial or appeal:
(1) Medical foster home caregivers.
(2) Individuals, other than veteran residents, who are over 18
years of age and are residing in the medical foster home.
(b) When received, the Department of Justice shall forward to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal
history information submitted pursuant to this section. The
Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and shall compile and disseminate a
response to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal
level response to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The United States Department of Veterans Affairs shall request
from the Department of Justice subsequent notification service, as
provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for the
individuals described in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to
cover the reasonable costs of processing the request described in
this section.
(f) This section shall remain in effect until the date that the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs receives federal
authority to request criminal background checks of the individuals
described in this section, or January 1, 2018, whichever date occurs
first.