Continuum of Care Reform Oversight
Cal. WIC § 16523.5
California Statutes
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a) The State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Health Care Services, the California State Association of Counties representing the counties, the County Welfare Directors Association of California, the County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California, and the Chief Probation Officers of California shall provide quarterly in-person updates to the Legislature on progress toward the implementation of Continuum of Care Reform (CCR). (
b) Specific components of the updates described in subdivision (
a) shall cease when notification by the applicable party of the completion of a specific activity occurs or when it is agreed by all parties that a component is no longer necessary for other reasons. (
c) The updates described in subdivision (
a) shall include the updates specified in Sections 16523.51 to 16523.56, inclusive. (
d) For purposes of this article, the following
definitions apply: (1) “CANS” means the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment tool. (2) “Child and family team” or “CFT” has the same meaning as provided in
Section 16501. (3) “Continuum of Care Reform” or “CCR” means the Continuum of Care Reform enacted by
Chapter of the Statutes of 2015,
Chapter of the Statutes of 2016,
Chapter of the Statutes of 2017, and
Chapter of the Statutes of 2018. (4) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services, unless otherwise specified. (5) “Foster family agency” or “FFA” has the same meaning as provided in