The state department shall inspect and license community care facilities, except as otherwise provided in Section 1508. The state department shall inspect and issue a special permit to a community care facility to provide specialized services.

(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1285.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1509

  • Community care facility: means any facility, place, or building that is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult daycare, or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children, and includes the following:

    California Health and Safety Code 1502

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • license: means a basic permit to operate a community care facility. See California Health and Safety Code 1503
  • special permit: means a permit issued by the state department authorizing a community care facility to offer specialized services as designated by the director in regulations. See California Health and Safety Code 1504
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • state department: means the State Department of Social Services. See California Health and Safety Code 1502
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