Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

“Department” means the State Department of Social Services. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

“Office” means the Office of Child Abuse Prevention in the State Department of Social Services. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

“Child abuse” means those acts defined in Section 11165 of the Penal Code. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

A “primary prevention program” means a training and educational program for children, which is directed toward all of the following: (a) Preventing the occurrence of child abuse, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, child neglect, and child abduction. (b) Reducing the general …

“Prevention training center” means a center defined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 18977). (Added by renumbering Section 18975.9 by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 5. Effective July 1, 1985.)

“Center based preschools” means state subsidized centers in which children of preschool age are provided services under the child development programs identified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (h) of Section 8208 of the Education Code and the State Preschool …

The definitions contained in this article and Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) shall govern the construction of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 54, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Appropriate temporary residence” means any of the following: (a) A home or dwelling belonging to a member of the endangered adult’s family or next of kin, if it would not constitute a risk to the endangered or dependent adult. (b) An adult residential care facility or residentia…

“Endangered adult” means a dependent or elder adult who is at immediate risk of serious injury or death, due to suspected abuse or neglect and who demonstrates the inability to take action to protect himself or herself from the consequences of remaining in that situation or condi…

“Appropriate temporary protective services” means those services provided to ensure that the endangered adult is protected from the immediate risk of serious injury or death due to suspected abuse or neglect, and that the effects of the abuse or neglect are remedied in accordance…

A primary prevention program shall include all of the following: (a) Parent, teacher, and children’s workshops which provide all of the following: (1) Information, provided in a clear, age-appropriate, nonthreatening manner, delineating the problem and the range of possible solut…

For the purposes of program effectiveness, it is the intent of the Legislature that children’s workshops, in general, be delivered to classroom-size, or smaller, groups of children. It is further the intent of the Legislature that, in general, when services are delivered to a par…

Parents shall be given notice of, and may refuse to have their children participate in, a primary prevention program. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 134, Sec. 8. Effective July 1, 1985.)

(a) When, from personal observation, an authorized state or local law enforcement officer or designated employee of a county department of social services or mental health determines that an adult is an endangered adult, and no other option is available to mitigate the circumstan…

Whether or not medical treatment is required, a physician treating an adult may, if he or she determines that the person is an endangered adult, delay the release of the endangered adult until a local law enforcement agency takes custody of the endangered adult, it is determined …

(a) Temporary emergency protective custody under this chapter shall not exceed a period commencing at the time the endangered adult has been taken into protective custody to the first court day commencing not more than 72 hours thereafter. (b) Upon being taken into temporary emer…

(a) A designated county agency shall initiate an investigation and file a petition for issuance of an emergency protective services order within 24 hours after the endangered adult has been taken into temporary emergency protective custody. (b) (1) The court shall hold a prelimin…

If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable cause does not exist to continue temporary emergency protective custody, the adult shall be released from temporary protective custody. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997…

If, as a result of the preliminary hearing, the court determines that probable cause continues to exist for temporary emergency protective custody, the court may issue an order authorizing the provision of protective services on an emergency basis to an adult after finding on the…

In issuing an emergency order under this article, the court shall adhere to all of the following limitations: (a) Only those protective services that are necessary to remove the conditions creating the emergency shall be ordered, and the court shall specifically designate the app…

A petition for an emergency order under this article shall set forth all of the following information: (a) The name, address, and interest of the petitioner. (b) The name, age, and address of the person in need of protective service. (c) The proposed protective services. (d) The …

(a) Notice of the filing of a petition for an emergency order shall be given, in language as understandable by the endangered adult as reasonably possible, at least 24 hours prior to the hearing on the petition for emergency intervention. (b) The court may waive the 24-hour notic…

The hearing on a petition for an emergency order under this article shall be held under all of the following conditions: (a) The person with respect to whom an emergency order is sought shall be present unless that person knowingly and voluntarily waives the right to be present o…

Before any law enforcement agency may implement this article, including the taking of any person into protective custody pursuant to Section 15703, the law enforcement agency shall enter into a signed agreement with the county adult protective services agency that specifies the p…

This chapter shall be operative in a county only if the county board of supervisors has adopted a resolution to make this chapter operative in that county. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

This article shall not be used to circumvent the involuntary commitment process provided for pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5150) of Part 1 of Division 5. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 913, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

A prevention training center shall provide information and services to primary prevention programs, the office, and interested applicants for grants, as follows: (a) Act as a clearinghouse to provide information on state-of-the-art prevention curricula which meet the requirements…

The office shall select and award grants by January 1, 1985, to two private, nonprofit prevention training centers, one located in, and serving northern California, and one located in, and serving southern California. The dividing line for the purposes of this act shall be the co…

The office shall select the two training centers which can fulfill the requirement of Section 18977, and which meet the following requirements: (a) For the northern California training center, the grant shall be awarded to the applicant which has demonstrated experience and exper…

The office shall distribute a standard request for proposal and shall select the primary prevention program for each service area through a competitive bidding process. Grants for programs in each county shall be determined on a proportional basis according to the number of child…

In awarding grants for primary prevention programs, the office: (a) May, in order to achieve economies of scale, designate service areas for grants that include more than one county. Should acceptable applicants from more than one county in such a multicounty service area submit …

(a) Requests for proposals shall be sent out by March 1, 1985. (b) The office shall so conduct its primary prevention program selection process that the selected programs are prepared to provide required training during the 1985–1986 school year. Requests for proposals shall be s…

The office shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare and execute grants with the successful applicants for the prevention training centers and primary prevention programs. (b) Monitor and evaluate primary prevention programs and prevention training centers. (c) Notify any local …

The office shall administer this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

The director shall be authorized to the extent necessary to adopt regulations, orders, or standards of general application to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1638, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1984.)

The director shall, within 60 days of the operative date of this chapter, adopt regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Cod…

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, eleven million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($11,250,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the office for the purposes of this chapter, to be allocated as follows: (a) Eight hundred fifty thousand dollars …

(a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall establish a fee schedule for families using preschool and childcare and development services pursuant to this part including families receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) …

(a) A family that receives services pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 10271 may be exempt from family fees for up to 24 months. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a family receiving CalWORKs cash aid shall not be charged a family fee. (Amended by Stats. 2025…

(a) The family fee schedule shall provide, among other things, that a contractor or provider may require parents to provide diapers. A contractor or provider offering field trips either may include the cost of the field trips within the service rate charged to the parent or may c…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Continuum” means a coordinated multicomponent services system within geographic regions of the state whose design shall support the sequential developmental needs of persons so that the pattern of these services provides an unbroken chain of experien…

The State Department of Developmental Services may develop the design and phase-in plan for continuums and may designate one or more designated agencies to implement community living continuums throughout the state, after consideration of a recommendation from the State Council o…

(a) The State Council on Developmental Disabilities may review and evaluate existing and proposed community living arrangement programs within the various regions of the state and may make a recommendation to the Director of Developmental Services concerning programs that should …

Upon designation by the Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Section 4831, the designated agency established pursuant to Section 4832 shall: (a) Design, organize and/or provide services for persons in local communities. (b) Seek and utilize funds from all available re…

The Director of the Department of Developmental Services may contract with a designated agency, pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1232.)