Employee Actions
Cal. HSC § 1596.8898
California Statutes
(a)
(1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license under this chapter,
Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 1200),
Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 1250),
Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 1500),
Chapter 3.01 (commencing with
Section 1568.01),
Chapter 3.2 (commencing with
Section 1569),
Chapter 3.3 (commencing with
Section 1570),
Chapter 3.4 (commencing with
Section 1596.70),
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 1596.90), or
Chapter 3.6 (commencing with
Section 1597.30), or that the applicant previously was approved as a resource family under
Article 2 (commencing with
Section 16519.5) of
Chapter of Part of Division of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the prior license was revoked or prior approval was rescinded within the preceding two years, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to the chapter.
(2) If the department determines that a person previously was issued a certificate of approval by a foster family agency that was revoked or rescinded by the department pursuant to subdivision (
d) of
Section or subdivision (
b) of
Section within the preceding two years, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter. (
b) If the department determines that the person had previously applied for a license under this
chapter or under
Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 1200),
Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 1250),
Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 1500),
Chapter 3.01 (commencing with
Section 1568.01),
Chapter 3.2 (commencing with
Section 1569),
Chapter 3.3 (commencing with
Section 1570),
Chapter 3.4 (commencing with
Section 1596.70),
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 1596.90), or
Chapter 3.6 (commencing with
Section 1597.30), or that the person previously applied for resource family approval under
Article 2 (commencing with
Section 16519.5) of
Chapter of Part of Division of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the application was denied within the last year, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter and as follows:
(1) In cases in which the applicant petitioned for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter until one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding a denial.
(2) In cases in which the department or county informed the applicant of the right to petition for a hearing and the applicant did not petition for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter until one year has elapsed from the date of the notification of the denial and the right to petition for a hearing. (
c) If the department determines that the person had previously applied for a certificate of approval with a foster family agency and the department ordered the foster family agency to deny the application pursuant to subdivision (
d) of
Section or subdivision (
b) of
Section 1534, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter and as follows:
(1) In cases in which the applicant petitioned for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter until one year has elapsed from the effective date of the decision and order of the department upholding a denial.
(2) In cases in which the department informed the applicant of the right to petition for a hearing and the applicant did not petition for a hearing, the department shall exclude the person from, and remove the person from the position of a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter until one year has elapsed from the date of the notification of the denial and the right to petition for a hearing. (
d) Exclusion or removal of an individual pursuant to this
section shall not be considered an order of exclusion for purposes of
Section 1598.8897 of this code,
Section 16519.6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or any other law. (
e) The department may determine not to exclude a person from, or remove the person from the position of, a member of the board of directors, the executive director, or an officer of a licensee of, any facility licensed by the department pursuant to this
chapter if it has determined that the reasons for the denial of the application or revocation of the facility license or certificate of approval, or the denial or rescission of resource family approval, were due to circumstances or conditions that either have been corrected or are no longer in existence. (
f) For purposes of this section, exclusion from a licensed facility shall include exclusion from a resource family, as defined in
Section of this code and
Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The exclusion of a resource family or an applicant for resource family approval pursuant to this
section shall only be imposed as set forth in the written directives or regulations adopted pursuant to