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(a) Division 6, Chapter 1, Sections 80000-80095, General Licensing
Requirements (except as otherwise noted in Division 6, Chapter 5);
and
(b) Division 6, Chapter 5, Sections 84000 through 84091.4, Group
Homes.
2.4 The rate-setting regulations that apply to group homes are from the
Manual of Policies and Procedures, Division 11-400, 11-402, 11-404
through 11-406, 11-415, 11-425, and 11-430. The Foster Care Funding
and Rates Bureau will establish rates only for group homes that are
organized and operated as non-profit corporations.
Both the CCLD and the rate-setting regulations are available online at
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/ord/default. htm. The codes referenced in this
Exhibit A, Statement of Work (SOW), from the California Education Code,
Heath and Safety Code, Vehicle Code, and Welfare and Institutions Code,
are available at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.
3.0 COUNTY PRIORITIES FOR CHILDREN:
DCFS and Probation have established the following priorities for their children:
(1) safety; (2) permanency; and (3) well-being.
3.1 Safety: Safety is defined as freedom from abuse and neglect 1 . The
Performance Measure Summary and Service Tasks addressing this
priority in a GH setting are found in Part C, Section 1.0.
3.2 Permanency: Permanency is defined as a safe and stable nurturing
relationship achieved through maintaining the child in the home,
reunification, adoption, or legal guardianship. The Performance Measure
Summary and Service Tasks addressing this priority in a GH setting are
found in Part C, Section 2.0.
3.3 Well-Being: This priority in the Statement of Work refers to educational,
Emancipation Planning, medical, dental, psychological, and psychiatric
well-being . The Performance Measure Summary and Service Tasks
addressing this priority are found in Part C, Section 3.0.
4.0 SERVICE DELIVERY SITES :
The CONTRACTOR’S Services described hereunder shall be provided in a
licensed GH site(s) as listed on Exhibit BB, Service Delivery Sites.
1 Abuse and neglect in out-of-home care is defined in the California Penal Code, Section 11165.5.
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