Cal. WIC § 319.3
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 319.3, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
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Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding Section 319, a child who is the subject of a petition under Section 300 and who is 6 to 12 years of age, inclusive, may be placed in a community care facility licensed as a group home for children, a short-term residential therapeutic program, a community treatment facility, or a temporary shelter care facility, as defined in Section 1530.8 of the Health and Safety Code, only when the court finds that placement is necessary to secure a complete and adequate evaluation, including placement planning and transition time. The placement period in a group home for children, a short-term residential therapeutic program, or a community treatment facility shall not exceed 60 days unless a case plan has been developed and the need for additional time is documented in the case plan and has been approved by a deputy director or director of the county child welfare department or an assistant chief probation officer or chief probation officer of the county probation department. The placement period in a temporary shelter care facility shall not exceed 10 days.
(b) For a placement made on or after October 1, 2021, each placement of a child in a short-term residential therapeutic program pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 4096 and be reviewed by the court pursuant to Section 361.22.
(c) For a placement made on or after July 1, 2022, each placement of a child in a community treatment facility pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 4096 and be reviewed by the court pursuant to Section 361.22.
(b) For a placement made on or after October 1, 2021, each placement of a child in a short-term residential therapeutic program pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 4096 and be reviewed by the court pursuant to Section 361.22.
(c) For a placement made on or after July 1, 2022, each placement of a child in a community treatment facility pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of Section 4096 and be reviewed by the court pursuant to Section 361.22.
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