(a)
(1)Each community crisis home shall be licensed as an adult residential facility or a group home, pursuant to this article, and certified by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4698) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2)Notwithstanding whether a community crisis home is licensed for more than six consumers, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1524.5 shall apply.
(b)A certificate of program approval issued by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4698) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall be
a condition of licensure for the community crisis home by the State Department of Social Services.
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(a)
(1)
Each community crisis home shall be licensed as an adult residential facility or a group home, pursuant to this article, and certified by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4698) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2)
Notwithstanding whether a community crisis home is licensed for more than six consumers, subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 1524.5 shall apply.
(b)
A certificate of program approval issued by the State Department of Developmental Services, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4698) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall be
a condition of licensure for the community crisis home by the State Department of Social Services.
(c)
A community crisis home shall not be licensed by the State Department of Social Services until the certificate of program approval, issued by the State Department of Developmental Services, has been received.
(d)
Placements of dual agency clients into community crisis homes that are licensed as group homes shall be subject to the placement duration limitations described in Sections 319.2 and 319.3 of, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (9) of subdivision (e) of Section 361.2 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(e)
For the purpose of this article, dual agency clients are foster children in temporary custody of the child welfare agency under Section 319 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or under the
jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300, 450, 601, or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code who are also either a consumer of regional center services, or who are receiving services under the California Early Intervention Services Act (Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) of the Government Code), but who are under three years of age and have not yet been determined to have a developmental disability.
(f)
The State Department of Social Services shall not be responsible for any of the following:
(1)
Developing and approving a consumer’s individual behavior support plan in conjunction with the consumer’s individual behavior support team.
(2)
Oversight of any services that may be provided by a licensed health or licensed mental health professional to a consumer. “Services provided by a licensed
health or licensed mental health professional” means services that may only be provided under the authority of the licensed health or licensed mental health service provider’s professional license.
(g)
Subdivision (f) does not limit the State Department of Social Services’ ability to enforce this chapter and applicable regulations.