Aid to Families With Dependent Children—Foster Care
Cal. WIC § 11402
California Statutes
In order to be eligible for AFDC-FC, a child or nonminor dependent shall be placed in one of the following: (
a) Before January 1, 2021:
(1) The approved home of a relative, provided the child or youth is otherwise eligible for federal financial participation in the AFDC-FC payment.
(2) The approved home of a nonrelative extended family member, as described in
Section 362.7.
(3) The licensed family home of a nonrelative. (
b) The approved home of a resource family, as defined in
Section 16519.5, if either of the following is true:
(1) The caregiver is a nonrelative.
(2) The caregiver is a relative, and the child or youth is otherwise eligible for federal financial participation in the AFDC-FC payment. (
c) A small family home, as defined in paragraph (6) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Health and Safety Code. (
d) A housing unit, as described in
Section 1559.110 of the Health and Safety Code, certified by a licensed transitional housing placement provider, as defined in paragraph (12) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Health and Safety Code and subdivision (
r) of
Section 11400. (
e) An approved supervised independent living setting for nonminor dependents, as described in subdivision (
x) of
Section 11400. (
f) A licensed foster family agency, as defined in subdivision (
g) of
Section and paragraph (4) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Health and Safety Code, for placement into a certified or approved home used exclusively by the foster family agency. (
g) A short-term residential therapeutic program, as defined in subdivision (ad) of
Section and paragraph (18) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Health and Safety Code. (
h) An out-of-state residential facility that meets the statutory requirements for placing a child or youth in an out-of-state residential facility, provided that the placement worker documents that the requirements of
Section 7911.1 of the Family Code have been met, including, but not limited to, the child-specific certification of the facility by the department. (
i) A community treatment facility, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (
a) of
Section of the Health and Safety Code, and as set forth in
Article 5 (commencing with
Section 4094) of
Chapter of Part of Division 4. (
j) A community care facility licensed pursuant to
Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 1500) of Division of the Health and Safety Code and vendored by a regional center pursuant to
Section of Title of the California Code of Regulations, unless the facility is a group home for children with special health care needs, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (
a) of
Section 4684.50 of this code. (
k) The home of a nonrelated legal guardian or the home of a former nonrelated legal guardian if the guardianship of a child or youth who is otherwise eligible for AFDC-FC has been dismissed due to the child or youth attaining years of age. (
l) A dormitory or other designated housing of a postsecondary educational institution in which a minor dependent who is enrolled at the postsecondary educational institution is living independently, as described in
Section 11402.7. (
m) On or after April 1, 2021, a residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, in which an eligible child is placed with a parent in treatment, licensed pursuant to
Chapter 7.5 (commencing with
Section 11834.01) of Part of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and the placement and facility meets all of the requirements of subdivision (
j) of
Section of Title of the United States Code. (
n) A tribally approved home, as defined in