Cal. WIC § 4090
This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 4090, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Official statutory text
(a) The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish, by regulation, standards for the programs listed in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5670) of Part 2 of Division 5. These standards shall also be applied by the department to any facility licensed as a social rehabilitation facility pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) In establishing the standards required by this section, the department shall not establish standards that in themselves impose any new or increased costs on the programs or facilities affected by the standards.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), pursuant to Section 5963.05, the State Department of Health Care Services may develop and revise documentation standards for social rehabilitation facilities and community residential treatment programs to be consistent with the standards developed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (h) of Section 14184.402.
(2) The department shall require social rehabilitation facilities and community residential treatment programs to implement these documentation standards and shall monitor compliance with these standards as part of program reviews.
(b) In establishing the standards required by this section, the department shall not establish standards that in themselves impose any new or increased costs on the programs or facilities affected by the standards.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), pursuant to Section 5963.05, the State Department of Health Care Services may develop and revise documentation standards for social rehabilitation facilities and community residential treatment programs to be consistent with the standards developed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (h) of Section 14184.402.
(2) The department shall require social rehabilitation facilities and community residential treatment programs to implement these documentation standards and shall monitor compliance with these standards as part of program reviews.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in California?
Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.