18360.25. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 732, Sec. 125.)

(a) The county shall employ the level of care rate protocol developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 11463 to determine the placement of the eligible children into an intensive services foster care program.

(b) (1) The intensive services foster care rate developed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 18360.05 may be paid to an intensive services foster care resource family with an eligible child once the preplacement training requirements in subdivision (b) of Section 18360.10 are satisfied.

(2) The intensive services foster care rate may be paid to a resource family that meets the requirements in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 18360.10 for up to 60 days to meet the urgent placement needs of an eligible child. This may be extended for a 60-day period and, in a two-parent home, may be extended for a second 60-day period if the second parent has not completed training, based upon the needs of the child.