Title WIC, California Welf. & Inst. Code

“HIV positive” means a condition of being medically diagnosed as infected with HIV. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)

“Specialized in-home health care” means, but is not limited to, those services identified by the child’s primary physician as appropriately administered by a foster parent, trained by health care professionals pursuant to the discharge plan of the facility releasing the child to …

(a) In order to promote the development of placements that will allow children to move into more homelike environments, counties may establish an “Options for Recovery” program. (b) Prior to the 2011–12 fiscal year, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the “Options for Rec…

Each participating county shall recruit foster families that shall be licensed as foster family homes and trained to care for children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or who test HIV positive. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)

(a) A participating county shall provide special training to recruited foster parents to care for eligible children and shall certify that the training has been provided. (b) Participating counties may provide the same special training to relative caretakers of project-eligible c…

When a child is identified by a physician, medical team, county social worker, or placement source as a child who may be eligible for services under this chapter, the county shall determine if the child is eligible for placement pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch…

(a) A participating county shall select a specialized foster family home for the child within the county in which the child’s eligibility is established. (b) If an eligible child’s out-of-home placement changes from one participating county to another participating county, the ch…

(a) Participating counties shall prepare a child welfare services case plan pursuant to regulations adopted by the department and arrange nonmedical support services, including respite care for specially trained foster parents and relative caretakers. (b) Each participating count…

(a) The Legislature encourages participating counties to design and implement a range of respite options for specially trained foster parents and relative caretakers, from foster parent to foster parent cooperatives to more formal arrangements for services from subcontractors. (b…

The counties participating pursuant to this section shall do both of the following: (a) Maintain existing programs and standards for a specialized foster home recruitment and training project that will establish foster care placements to care for eligible children. (b) Coordinate…

A participating county may contract for the provision of services under this chapter on a sole source basis. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)

(a) Each participating county shall submit written progress reports as required by the department. (b) The progress report required by subdivision (a) shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following data: (1) An estimate of the number of children adjudicated depen…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent children who are alcohol- or drug-exposed or HIV positive who have adoption as a case plan goal from receiving services under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 296, Sec. 2. Effective August 2, 1993.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 1250, 1251, 1254, 1270, 1501, 1502, 1505, 1507, 1521, 1530.6, and 11002, subdivision (c) of Section 1550, and subdivision (a) of Section 11154 of the Health and Safety Code, and Sections 2052,…