GROUP HOMES - California Department of Social Services

1 Manual of Policies and Procedures COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION GROUP HOMES Division 6 Chapter 5 STATE OF California Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor HEALTH AND HUMAN Services AGENCY S. Kimberly Belsh , Secretary Department OF Social Services Tameron Mitchell, Chief Deputy Director Distributed Under the Library Distribution Act September 2004 This page is intentionally left blank. Regulations GROUP HOMES TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE 22, DIVISION 6 CHAPTER 5 GROUP HOMES Article 1.

2 General Requirements and Definitions Section General .. 84000 Definitions .. 84001 Definitions - Forms .. 84002 Article 2. Licensing Posting of 84009 Term Limits for Specialized GROUP HOMES .. Prohibition of Dual Licensure for Specialized GROUP HOMES .. False Claims: Ineligibility .. 84012 Article 3. Application Procedures Application for 84018 Plan of Operation .. 84022 Safeguards for Cash Resources, Personal Property, and 84026 Provisional License ( GROUP home ) .. 84030 Provisional License .. Issuance of a License ( GROUP home ).. 84031 Issuance of a Provisional License ( GROUP home ).. Issuance of a Permanent License ( GROUP home ).

3 Denial of Initial 84040 Repealed by SDSS Manual Letter No. CCL-89-08 .. 84044 Evaluation Visits .. 84045 Article 4. Administrative Actions (Reserved) Article 5. Enforcement Provisions Serious 84051 Article 6. Continuing Requirements Reporting Requirements .. 84061 84063 Administrator Qualifications and Duties .. 84064 Additional Administrator Qualifications and Duties in Specialized GROUP HOMES .. Administrator Certification Requirements .. California -DSS-MANUAL-CCL MANUAL LETTER NO. CCL-00-15 Effective 11/3/00 Page 1 GROUP HOMES Regulations TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Article 6.

4 Continuing Requirements (Cont.) Section Administrator Recertification Requirements .. Denial or Revocation of a Certificate .. Forfeiture of a Personnel 84065 Additional Personnel Requirements for Specialized GROUP HOMES .. Personnel Duties .. Staff/Child Additional Staff/Child Ratios for Specialized GROUP HOMES .. Night Supervision .. Personnel 84066 Additional Personnel Records for Specialized GROUP HOMES .. Intake Needs and Services Plan .. Modifications to Needs and Services Removal and/or Discharge Procedures .. Individualized Health Care Plans for Specialized GROUP HOMES .

5 Children's Records .. 84070 Additional Children's Records for Specialized GROUP Personal Rights .. 84072 Discipline Policies and Procedures .. Complaint Procedures .. Personal Rights for Children with Special Health Care Needs .. Health-Related Services .. 84075 Food Service .. 84076 Personal Services .. 84077 Article 7. Physical Environment Responsibility for Providing Care and 84078 Planned Activities .. 84079 Resident Councils .. 84080 Building and Grounds .. 84087 Additional Buildings and Grounds Requirements for Specialized GROUP Outdoor Activity Indoor Activity Space.

6 Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and 84088 Outdoor Activity California -DSS-MANUAL-CCL MANUAL LETTER NO. CCL-99-06 Effective 9/22/99 Page 2 Regulations GROUP HOMES TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Article 8.

7 Reserved Article 9. Administrator Certification Training Programs Section Initial Certification Training Program Approval Requirements .. 84090 Denial of Request for Approval of an Initial Certification Training Revocation of an Initial Certification Training Program .. Continuing Education Training Program Vendor 84091 Continuing Education Training Program Course Approval Requirements .. Administrative Review of Denial of a Request for Approval of a Continuing Education Course .. Denial of a Request for Approval of a Continuing Education Training Revocation of a Continuing Education Training California -DSS-MANUAL-CCL MANUAL LETTER NO.

8 CCL-99-06 Effective 9/22/99 Page This page is intentionally left blank. Regulations GROUP HOMES TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) TITLE 22, DIVISION 6 CHAPTER 5 GROUP HOMES SUBCHAPTER 1. COMMUNITY TREATMENT FACILITIES Article 1.

9 General Requirements and Definitions Section General .. 84110 Definitions .. 84111 Article 2. Licensing (Reserved) Article 3. Application Procedures Application for 84118 Fire Clearance .. 84120 Plan of Operation .. 84122 Capacity Determination .. 84128 Submission of New Application .. 84134 Article 4. Administrative Actions Denial of License .. 84140 Revocation or Suspension of License .. 84142 Evaluation Visits .. 84145 Article 5. Enforcement Provisions Serious 84151 Article 6. Continuing Requirements Reporting Requirements .. 84161 Administrator Qualifications and Duties .. 84164 Mental Health Program Director Qualifications and Duties.

10 Personnel 84165 Personnel Duties .. Staff/Child Night Supervision .. California -DSS-MANUAL-CCL MANUAL LETTER NO. CCL-98-04 Effective 9/24/98 Page 3 GROUP HOMES Regulations TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Article 6.