(a) The department shall, with the advice and assistance of the State Department of Health Care Services, counties, parent and children’s advocacy groups, and group home providers, adopt regulations for the licensing of licensed community treatment facilities at the earliest possible date.
(b) The regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall specify requirements for facility operation and maintenance.
(c) Program certification and standards enforcement shall be the responsibility of the State Department of Health Care Services, pursuant to Section 4094 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The State Department of Social Services shall not issue a community treatment facility license unless the applicant has obtained certification of compliance from the State Department of Health Care Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 22. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)