California Health and Safety Code 1527.5 – The fund shall be liable, if a claim is approved, to pay on behalf of …
The fund shall be liable, if a claim is approved, to pay on behalf of each licensed foster family home, small family home, on or after January 1, 2019, resource family, or, on or after January 1, 2020, tribally approved home, all sums which the foster family home, small family home, resource family, or tribally approved home is obligated to pay as a result of a valid claim of bodily injury or personal injury arising out of the activities of a foster parent or foster parents, which occurs while the foster child resides in the foster family home, small family home, resource family, or tribally approved home. Claims specified in this section of a foster child or a parent, guardian, or guardian ad litem of a foster child shall be the sole responsibility of the fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 777, Sec. 11. (AB 819) Effective January 1, 2020.)
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 1527.5
- Bodily injury: means any bodily injury, sickness, or disease sustained by any person including death at any time resulting therefrom. See California Health and Safety Code 1527
- Foster child: means a person under 19 years of age who has been placed in the care and supervision of licensed foster parents or, on and after January 1, 2019, a resource family, as defined in §. See California Health and Safety Code 1527
- Foster family home: means any residential facility providing 24-hour care for six or fewer foster children that is owned, leased, or rented and is the residence of the foster parent or parents, including their family, in whose care the foster children have been placed. See California Health and Safety Code 1502
- Foster parent: means the person, and including their spouse if the spouse is a resident of the same household, providing care, custody, and control of a foster child in a licensed foster family home or licensed small family home, as defined in Section 1502, or, on and after January 1, 2019, a resource family, as defined in §. See California Health and Safety Code 1527
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Personal injury: means any injury to the feelings or reputation of any person or organization arising out of libel, slander, defamation, or disparagement, wrongful eviction, or entry. See California Health and Safety Code 1527
- Small family home: means any residential facility, in the licensee's family residence, that provides 24-hour care for six or fewer foster children who have mental disorders or developmental or physical disabilities and who require special care and supervision as a result of their disabilities. See California Health and Safety Code 1502