Laws, Regulations and Interim Licensing Standards

Title 22 Regulations

Title 22 Regulations
The California Code of Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules which are sometimes called administrative law and utilized by California state agencies. These regulations are reviewed, approved, and made available to the public by the Office of Administrative Law, and are also filed with the California Secretary of State. Title 22 covers the subject of Social Security. The Title 22 regulations apply to all community care facilities regulated by the Community Care Licensing Division except where specifically exempted and are available by clicking the link above.

Interim Licensing Standards

Interim Licensing Standards are a set of rules that are issued by the California Department of Social Services as an operational tool to implement a law that was recently passed. These Standards will be replaced with Title 22 regulation once written and approved.

Foster Family Agencies

• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS Version 6) (Effective 2/1/2023)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 5) (Effective 1/15/21)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 4.1) (Effective 1/13/20)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 4) (Effective 4/12/19)
  • FFA Regulations and ILS Reference Tool
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 3) (Effective 3/23/18)  
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 2.1) (Effective 6/12/17)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 2) (Effective 1/6/17)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Foster Family Agencies (ILS, Version 1) (Effective 1/1/17)

Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP)

• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards (ILS), Version 5 (Released 12/11/2023)
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards (ILS),Version 4 (Released 11/2/2021)
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards (ILS),Version 3.1(Released 12/8/20)
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards (ILS),Version 3 (Released 1/11/19)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (ILS, Version 2) (Released 1/27/17). These Standards implement provisions of Assembly Bill 403 (Chapter 773, Statutes of 2015) and Assembly Bill 1997 (Chapter 612, Statutes of 2016) that govern STRTPs effective January 1, 2017. Please send questions or comments regarding the Interim Licensing Standards to CCR@dss.ca.gov and  CRPPolicy@dss.ca.gov.
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards: Subchapter 1. Minor and Nonminor Dependent Parent Program (Version I Released 5/8/17)
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards: Subchapter 2. Care for Children Under the Age of Six Years (Version I Released 3/22/17)
• STRTP Interim Licensing Standards:  Subchapter 3. Children's Crisis Residential Program (Version I Released 1/29/19)

Youth Homelessness Prevention Centers

• Youth Homelessness Prevention Centers (formerly Runaway Homeless Youth Shelters) Interim Licensing Standards (ILS) version 2
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters (AB 346) 2014-01 Informational Release
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelters Interim Licensing Standards

Assembly Bill (AB) 12 Nonminor Dependents in Foster Care

Interim Licensing Standards for Nonminor Dependents in Foster Care (AB 12)

• Small Family Homes
• Group Homes
• Transitional Housing Placement Programs Ver. 2 (Applicable only through December 31, 2025)
• Foster Family Homes (and Certified Family Homes)

Shelter Care Facilities

Temporary Shelter Care Facilities (TSCF)

• Interim Licensing Standards for Temporary Shelter Care Facilities (ILS Version 2) (Effective 1/8/2026)
• Interim Licensing Standards for Temporary Shelter Care Facilities (ILS Version 1) (Effective 6/1/2017)

Transitional Shelter Care Facilities (TrSCF)

• Operating Standards for Transitional Shelter Care Facilities (OS Version 2) Effective 1/8/2026)

Monthly Reporting Tools for Shelter Care Facilities

• Monthly Reporting Tool Instructions and Definitions
  • TrSCF Over 1 Day
  • TrSCF Over 3 Day
  • TrSCF Over 9 Day
  • TSCF.TrSCF Over 10 Day

The Evaluator Manual provides a self-contained resource for the application and enforcement of laws, policies and procedures. Utilizing one reference source ensures statewide consistency in the administration of the licensing program. The Evaluator Manual is also used to train new employees of the Community Care Licensing Division's Regional Offices and the county offices that contract with the State to administer the Family Child Care Home and the Foster Family Home programs. The term "Evaluator" is used throughout the manual and includes both State and county licensing workers. State licensing evaluators are referred to as Licensing Program Analysts.

Evaluator Manual
 

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