16009.
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure accessibility and quality care for children and youth with specialized needs who require appropriate placement in certain AFDC-FC eligible placement settings.(b) This section shall apply only to all of the following AFDC-FC eligible placement settings that provide care to dependent children and youth, nonminor dependents, and wards:
(1) A licensed foster family agency, as described in subdivision (f) of Section 11402.
(2) A short-term residential therapeutic program licensed as a community care facility, as described in subdivision (g) of Section 11402.
(3) A community treatment facility, as described in subdivision (i) of Section 11402.
(4) A community care facility vendored by a regional center, as described in subdivision (j) of Section 11402.
(c) This section shall not apply to a foster family home or a resource family home.
(d) An AFDC-FC eligible placement setting specified in subdivision (b) shall provide the following information to the State Department of Social Services:
(1) A daily census of available beds.
(2) A comprehensive listing of the services provided by the placement setting, including, but not limited to, all of the following, if applicable:
(A) Health and medical services.
(B) Mental health services.
(C) Developmental services.
(D) Culturally and linguistically competent services.
(E) Prenatal, perinatal, and parenting services.
(F) Specialized services for certain populations, including, but not limited to, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) services, substance abuse services, gang prevention services, and addiction prevention services.
(e) The department shall create and maintain a database on the department’s Internet Web site that will allow county child welfare departments and county
probation departments to view the information specified in subdivision (d) for the purpose of placing dependent children and youth, nonminor dependents, and wards in the AFDC-FC eligible placement settings specified in subdivision (b) in the absence of the ability of the county placing agency to timely place the individual in a foster family home or a resource family home.
(f) The department shall, on a biannual basis, review the information obtained from the database to assess for capacity and the availability of services of the AFDC-FC eligible placement settings specified in subdivision (b), and shall publicly report on its findings on its Internet Web site.
(g) The department, after consultation with stakeholders, shall issue an all-county letter within 120 days of the effective date of the act adding this section. The all-county letter shall specify which services shall be
reported by the AFDC-FC eligible placement settings specified in subdivision (b) in the listing described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) and how often those placement settings shall update the listing.