11462.045. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 725, Sec. 19.)
(a)The State Department of Social Services shall establish…#
(a) The State Department of Social Services shall establish a working group to develop recommended revisions to the current system of setting reimbursement rates for group home providers.
(b)In developing recommended revisions to the group home…#
(b) In developing recommended revisions to the group home ratesetting system, the working group shall consider the larger context for how the system can better incorporate a spectrum of placements and services that promote positive outcomes for children and families and shall address all of the following:
(1) The provision of mental health and other critical services for children and youth.
(2) The provision of services in family-like settings.
(3) The provision of services that support families and relatives.
(4) Outcome-based evaluation or other quality improvement concepts.
(c)The working group shall include legislative policy and…#
(c) The working group shall include legislative policy and budget staff, stakeholders that are representative of foster youth, providers, children’s advocates, and county welfare and probation directors and staff.