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a) Each home care organization shall be separately licensed. This

chapter does not prevent a licensee from obtaining more than one home care organization license or obtaining a home care organization license in addition to other licenses issued by the department, or both. (

b) A home care organization does not include the following:

(1) A home health agency licensed under

Chapter 8 (commencing with

Section 1725).

(2) A hospice licensed under

Chapter 8.5 (commencing with

Section 1745).

(3) A health facility licensed under

Chapter 2 (commencing with

Section 1250).

(4) A person who performs services through the In-Home Supportive Services program pursuant to

Article 7 (commencing with

Section 12300) of

Chapter of Part of Division of, or

Section 14132.95, 14132.952, or 14132.956 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(5) A home medical device retail facility licensed under

Section 111656.

(6) An organization vendored or contracted through a regional center or the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with

Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and the California Early Intervention Services Act (Title 14 (commencing with

Section 95000) of the Government Code) to provide services and supports for persons with developmental disabilities, as defined in

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, when funding for those services is provided through the State Department of Developmental Services and more than percent of the recipients of the home care services provided by the organization are persons with developmental disabilities.

(7) An employment agency, as defined in

Section 1812.5095 of the Civil Code, that procures, offers, refers, provides, or attempts to provide an independent home care aide who provides home care services to clients.

(8) A community care facility licensed pursuant to

Chapter 3 (commencing with

Section 1500), a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness licensed pursuant to

Chapter 3.01 (commencing with

Section 1568.01), a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to

Chapter 3.2 (commencing with

Section 1569), or a facility licensed pursuant to the California Child Day Care Facilities Act (Chapter 3.4 (commencing with

Section 1596.70)), which includes day care centers, as described in

Chapter 3.5 (commencing with

Section 1596.90), family day care homes, as described in

Chapter 3.6 (commencing with

Section 1597.30), and employer-sponsored child care centers, as described in

Chapter 3.65 (commencing with

Section 1597.70).

(9) An alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility as defined in

Section 11834.02.

(10) A person providing services authorized pursuant to

Section of the Business and Professions Code.

(11) A clinic licensed pursuant to

Section or 1204.1.

(12) A nonrelative extended family member, as defined in

Section 362.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(13) A facility providing home care services in which only Indian children who are eligible under the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C.

Sec. 1901 et seq.) are placed and which satisfies either of the following: (

A) An extended family member of the Indian child, as defined in

Section of Title of the United States Code. (

B) A foster home that is licensed, approved, or specified by the Indian child’s tribe pursuant to

Section of Title of the United States Code.

(14) Any other individual or entity providing services similar to those described in this chapter, as determined by the director. (

c) In the event of a conflict between this

chapter and a provision listed in subdivision (b), the provision in subdivision (

b) controls.