(a) Before certifying a family home, a foster family agency shall contact any foster family agencies by whom an applicant has been previously certified and any state or county licensing offices that have licensed the applicant as a foster parent, and shall conduct a reference check as to the applicant.

(b) This section shall apply only to certified family home applications received on or before December 31, 2016, in accordance with Section 1517.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1506.8

  • certified family home: means an individual or family certified by a licensed foster family agency and issued a certificate of approval by that agency as meeting licensing standards, and used exclusively by that foster family agency for placements. See California Health and Safety Code 1506
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • Foster family agency: means any public agency or private organization, organized and operated on a nonprofit basis, engaged in any of the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 1502

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 612, Sec. 23. (AB 1997) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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