California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 6 - Licensing of Community Care Facilities
Chapter 9.5 - Foster Family Homes
Article 2 - Administrative
Section 89226 - Safeguards for Cash Resources, Personal Property, and Valuables

Universal Citation: 22 CA Code of Regs 89226

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The caregiver shall make an itemized inventory list of cash resources, personal property, and valuables that a "child" brings into care and review this list with the "child."

(1) This list shall be kept in the records for a "child" as specified in Section 89370, Children's Records.

(b) The caregiver shall safeguard the cash resources, personal property, and valuables of a "child" by:

(1) Keeping the cash resources, personal property, and valuables of each "child" separate and intact, and

(2) Maintaining accurate records of the cash resources, personal property, and valuables belonging to a "child" and entrusted to the caregiver.

(c) The caregiver shall allow a "child" to have access to and control of his or her cash resources, personal property, and valuables in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate.

(d) When a "child" leaves the home, the caregiver shall surrender cash resources, personal property, and valuables that belong to the "child" to the "child," if age and developmentally appropriate, to the placement agency or other authorized representative who is responsible for the care and custody of the "child," with an itemized inventory list of these items.

(1) The caregiver, a "child," and the authorized representative for the "child" shall inspect the itemized inventory list to ensure that all personal belongings of the "child" are being surrendered, and

(2) The caregiver shall request and retain a receipt that is signed and dated by the authorized representative for a "child," the new caregiver, or a "child" if age and developmentally appropriate.

1. Renumbering of former section 87026 to section 89226, including amendment of section and NOTE, filed 6-26-2002 as an emergency; operative 7-1-2002 (Register 2002, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-29-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Renumbering of former section 87026 to section 89226, including amendment of section and NOTE, refiled 10-28-2002 as an emergency; operative 10-29-2002 (Register 2002, No. 44). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-26-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-28-2002 order transmitted to OAL 2-25-2003 and filed 4-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 15).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 3-4-2010; operative 4-3-2010 (Register 2010, No. 10).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1530 and 1530.5, Health and Safety Code; and Section 21 of Assembly Bill (AB) 1695 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2001). Reference: Sections 1501, 1520 and 1531, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 361.2(j)-(j)(2) and 11006.9, Welfare and Institutions Code.

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