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§ 59001. General Requirements.

17 CA ADC § 59001Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: July 12, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 17. Public Health
Division 2. Health and Welfare Agency--Department of Developmental Services Regulations
Chapter 3. Community Services
Subchapter 23. Community Crisis Homes
Article 2. General Requirements
Effective: July 12, 2023
17 CCR § 59001
§ 59001. General Requirements.
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(a) The vendoring regional center shall assign a facility liaison to each vendored Community Crisis Home.
(b) The Department may decertify a Community Crisis Home that it determines is not in compliance with applicable laws or when it cannot ensure the health and safety of consumers. The Department shall inform the Department of Social Services of any decision to decertify a facility on the same day.
(c) A Community Crisis Home shall install and maintain an operable automatic fire sprinkler system.
(d) Each consumer must be provided with their own private bedroom.
(e) At least 50% of the bedrooms must be approved for consumers who are non-ambulatory, as defined in Section 13131 of the Health and Safety Code.
(f) An applicant for Community Crisis Home certification, or their designee, shall complete the regional center's Residential Services Orientation pursuant to Section 56003.
(g) Seclusion shall not be utilized in a Community Crisis Home, consistent with Section 50515(a).
(h) A Community Crisis Home shall maintain a facility file as required by Section 59011 and a consumer file as required in Section 59012.
(1) The facility file and consumer file shall be immediately available upon Department request and must be the original or a facsimile of the original. A facsimile is an exact copy of the original. In the event the Department requests a physical copy, whether electronic or paper, the copy shall be a facsimile.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 4698 and 4698.1, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4698 and 4698.1, Welfare and Institutions Code.
History
1. New article 2 (section 59001) and section filed 3-20-2017 as an emergency; operative 3-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 12). Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 4698.1(b), a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-19-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-20-2017 order transmitted to OAL 2-8-2019 and filed 3-25-2019 (Register 2019, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsections (d) and (f) and new subsections (h)-(h)(1) filed 7-12-2023; operative 7-12-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 28).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 59001, 17 CA ADC § 59001
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