Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) In addition to Section
80064, the following shall apply:
(1) All foster family agencies shall have an
administrator who shall meet one of the following requirements:
(A) A Master's Degree from an accredited or
state approved graduate school, as defined in Section
94310 of
the Education Code, in social work or social welfare, marriage, family and
child counseling, counseling psychology, social psychology or equivalent
education and experience as determined by the licensing agency. In addition,
the administrator shall have demonstrated ability and leadership through a
minimum of three years of experience in the field of child or family services,
two years of which have been in an administrative or managerial
position.
(B) A Bachelor's Degree
in behavioral science from an accredited college or university. In addition,
the administrator shall have demonstrated ability and leadership through a
minimum of five years of experience in the field of child or family services,
two years of which have been in an administrative or managerial
position.
(2) Foster
family agency administrators hired before October 30, 1993, who do not meet the
education and experience requirements shall remain qualified, provided they
have no break exceeding three consecutive years in employment as a foster
family agency administrator.
(3)
The administrator shall be responsible for the operation of the foster family
agency, including the following duties:
(A)
Designating a staff person to perform the duties of the administrator in
his/her absence from the facility who has the following qualifications.
1. Knowledge of the foster family agency
operations.
2. Training in programs
provided by the foster family agency.
3. Designation as the authorized person to
correct deficiencies that constitute immediate threats to the health and safety
of children in the foster family agency certified family
homes.
(B) Appointing and
dismissing staff.
(C) Ensuring
attendance at each board meeting by the chief executive officer, administrator,
or designee.
(D) Mailing copies of
all alleged child abuse or neglect, substantiated complaint, licensing, and
incident reports to the Board of Directors.
(E) Organizing and carrying out a program of
staff development for all staff members.
(F) Ensuring the maintenance of a file of all
foster family agency incident investigation reports and Department complaint
investigation reports, including the foster family agency action
taken.
(G) Ensuring that incident
and complaint investigation reports are kept confidential as required by Health
and Safety Code Section
1538(b).
(b) The administrator may also serve in
another personnel capacity provided he/she meets the applicable qualifications
of both positions.
1. New
section filed 9-30-93; operative 11-1-93 (Register 93, No. 40).
2.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-28-99 as an emergency; operative 6-28-99
(Register 99, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
by 12-27-99 pursuant to section
73, chapter 311, Statutes of 1998
or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-28-99 order transmitted to
OAL 12-22-99 and filed 2-1-2000 (Register 2000, No.
5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
1530,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
1531
and
1538,
Health and Safety Code.
