Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

County adult protective service agencies and the Home Safe Program, as established in Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 15770), may refer individuals with complex or intensive needs to the appropriate state or local agencies, as determined by the adult protective services agenc…

(a) Each citizen review panel established pursuant to Section 5106a(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall examine the policies, procedures, and practices of state and local child protective services agencies and, where appropriate, specific cases, to evaluate the extent …

The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The initial adoption of any emergency regulations after Jan…

(a) Minimum guidelines for use by county adult protective services agencies in determining when an investigation of abuse is warranted shall be maintained by the State Department of Social Services in cooperation with representatives of county government, and in consultation with…

Training for determining when to refer for possible criminal prosecution a report of a known or suspected instance of abuse that occurred in a long-term care facility shall be included in the training provided by the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse pursuant to subdivis…

(a) As described in subdivision (h) of Section 12528 of the Government Code, the division shall offer training programs to local law enforcement and prosecutorial personnel in investigating and prosecuting crimes against elders and dependent adults, and to the State Department of…

(a) (1) Each long-term health care facility, as defined in Section 1418 of the Health and Safety Code, community care facility, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Section 1569.2 of the Health and S…

A county adult protective services agency shall provide the organizations listed in subdivisions (v), (w), and (x) of Section 15610.17, and mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult pursuant to Sections 15630.1 and 15630.2, with instructional …

(a) Any person who knows or reasonably should know that a person is an elder or dependent adult and who, under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, willfully causes or permits any elder or dependent adult to suffer, or inflicts unjustifiable p…

(a) A written abuse report, as required by this chapter, shall be submitted in one of the following ways: (1) On a form adopted by the State Department of Social Services after consultation with representatives of the various law enforcement agencies, the California Department of…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Instances of elder and dependent adult abuse are on the rise, with the majority of the abuse occurring in the home of elderly or dependent person by noncertified caregivers. (b) This state has a responsibility to protec…

(a) All initial certified nurse assistant and certified home health aide applicants, shall as a requirement for certification, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Section 1338.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (b) Nurse assistants certified prior to July 1, 1998, shall…

Home health aides certified prior to July 1, 1998, shall, as a condition of renewal of their certificates, undergo a criminal background check pursuant to Section 1736.6 of the Health and Safety Code. Commencing July 1, 1998, pursuant to Section 1736.6 of the Health and Safety Co…

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Department of Justice shall make available to the State Department of Health Services, at no cost, access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System as established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 15150)…

(a) Any person who enters into employment on or after January 1, 1995, as a care custodian, clergy member, health practitioner, or with an adult protective services agency or a local law enforcement agency, prior to commencing his or her employment and as a prerequisite to that e…

(a) The Department of Justice shall secure any criminal record of a person to determine whether the person has ever been convicted of a violation or attempted violation of Section 243.4 of the Penal Code, a sex offense against a minor, or of any felony that requires registration …

If it is proven by clear and convincing evidence, or by a preponderance of the evidence pursuant to Section 15657.02, that a defendant is liable for physical abuse as defined in Section 15610.63, neglect as defined in Section 15610.57, or abandonment as defined in Section 15610.0…

Notwithstanding Section 483.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, an attachment may be issued in any action for damages pursuant to Section 15657.5 for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined in Section 15610.30. The other provisions of the Code of Civil Procedur…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the court may determine the standard of evidence in any claim for remedies sought under Section 15657 to be a preponderance of the evidence under either of the following circumstances: (A) The plaintiff prevails on a discovery motion pursuan…

(a) (1) An elder or dependent adult who has suffered abuse, as defined in Section 15610.07, may seek protective orders as provided in this section. (2) (A) A petition may be brought on behalf of an abused elder or dependent adult by a conservator or a trustee of the elder or depe…

(a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 15657.03 be prohibited from taking any action to obtain the address or location of any protected person, unless there is good cause not to make that order. (b) The Judicial Council shall develop forms necessary…

Where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that an individual is liable for abduction, as defined in Section 15610.06, in addition to all other remedies otherwise provided by law: (a) (1) The court shall award to the plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The te…

The award of attorney’s fees pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15657 shall be based on all factors relevant to the value of the services rendered, including, but not limited to, the factors set forth in Rule 4-200 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Cali…

Notwithstanding this article, any cause of action for injury or damage against a health care provider, as defined in Section 340.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, based on the health care provider’s alleged professional negligence, shall be governed by those laws which specifical…

(a) The department of the superior court having jurisdiction over probate conservatorships shall also have concurrent jurisdiction over civil actions and proceedings involving a claim for relief arising out of the abduction, as defined in Section 15610.06, or the abuse of an elde…

(a) Where it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is liable for financial abuse, as defined in Section 15610.30, in addition to compensatory damages and all other remedies otherwise provided by law, the court shall award to the plaintiff reasonable attorn…

A person or entity that takes, secretes, appropriates, obtains, or retains, or assists in taking, secreting, appropriating, obtaining, or retaining the real or personal property of an elder or dependent adult when the elder or dependent adult lacks capacity pursuant to Section 81…

An action for damages pursuant to Sections 15657.5 and 15657.6 for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined in Section 15610.30, shall be commenced within four years after the plaintiff discovers or, through the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have disc…

(a) An agreement to settle a civil action for physical abuse, as defined in Section 15610.63, neglect, as defined in Section 15610.57, or financial abuse, as defined in Section 15610.30, of an elder or dependent adult shall not include any of the following provisions, whether the…

(a) The department, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, shall implement a reimbursement system plan that establishes reasonable standards and assigned reimbursement rates, which vary with the length of the program year and the hours of service. (1) Parent fee…

(a) (1) Consistent with the agreement, dated June 25, 2021, entered into by the Governor and Child Care Providers United - California, the state and Child Care Providers United - California shall establish a Joint Labor Management Committee to develop recommendations for a single…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “early childhood mental health consultation service” means a service benefiting an infant or toddler who is 0 to 36 months of age, inclusive, and is served in a general childcare and development program pursuant to this chapter, or a child wh…

Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 8243 of the Education Code or paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 10281 of this code, alternative payment programs and agencies administering CalWORKs Stage 1, Stage 2, or Stage 3 programs, serving children zero …

(a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving children who meet any of the criteria outlined in subdivision (c), the provider agency’s reported child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors listed below. (b) The adjustment f…

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10280, the assigned reimbursement rate of a center-based child care agency (a) contracting with the department, (b) operating under licensing standards for child care and development facilities specified by Section 1500 et seq. of the…

(a) Commencing with the 1995–96 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, for purposes of this part, reimbursement rates shall be adjusted by the following reimbursement factors for child care and development programs with a standard reimbursement rate, but shall not apply to …

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10280, the payment made to a child care facility (a) with authorization for payments from an alternative payment program or a county welfare department, (b) operating under licensing standards for child day care facilities specified b…

The audits for those agencies licensed under the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code shall include a sampling of the evidence of fees paid by families of nonsubsidized children, the average daily enrollment of subsidi…

The department and the State Controller shall establish the necessary plans to advance child care funds to contracting agencies. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

The department shall adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines to facilitate the funding and reimbursement procedures required by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

The department shall support the coordination of resources available to state and local agencies serving children, youth, and their families. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 116, Sec. 260. (AB 131) Effective July 23, 2021.)

In the event that operating agencies are unable to operate due to incomplete renovations authorized by administrating state agencies, or due to circumstances beyond the control of the operating agency, including earthquakes, floods, or fire, such programs shall not be penalized f…

(a) The rules, regulations, and guidelines adopted by the department pursuant to Sections 10267.5 and 10285 shall permit reimbursement for interest paid by contractors on private sector debt financing for the purchase, lease-purchase, repair, or renovation of child care and devel…

A center-based child care agency contracting with the department to provide center-based child care services may schedule up to two days of staff training, per contract period, using state reimbursement funding on the topics including procedures for emergencies in child developme…

The provisions of this division shall not be construed to terminate any appointment of the State Department of Mental Health as guardian of the estate of a developmentally disabled person prior to July 1, 1971. It is the intent of this section that the Director of Developmental S…