Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 35273 – Written Notification of Agency's Decision Regarding Placement of a Child and Grievance Review Procedures.

(a) The agency shall provide the applicant with written notification of its decision regarding the adoptive placement of a child with the applicant.
1. (1) The agency shall not approve an application for the adoptive placement of a child until the agency has completed the assessment process as specified in Subchapter 6, Article 3, Section 35257 et seq.
2. (2) Written notification of the agency's decision that the applicant is approved for the adoptive placement of a child shall include identification of age, race, gender and characteristics of children considered for placement.
3. (3) The agency shall not approve an application for adoptive placement of a child prior to receiving written notification from the CDSS Adoptions Services Bureau that the information contained in an FBI criminal record of an applicant does not preclude an adoptive placement.
4. (4) Notification of the agency's decision not to approve the applicant for the adoptive placement of a child shall include an identification of the factors listed in Section 35269 and Section 35271 which led to the agency's decision.
(b) The agency shall inform the applicant in writing of the agency's grievance review procedure and the right of the applicant to file a grievance with the agency within 30 days of receipt of the agency's decision.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 10553 and 10554, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 1530, Health and Safety Code; and Sections 8621 and 8901, Family Code. Reference: Sections 8901 and 8908, Family Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87. Ed. Note: The printing of this regulation was delayed due to necessary reformatting (Register 88, No. 50). For history of former chapter 3, see Register 88, No. 1.

2. Amendment filed 7-28-89; operative 8-27-89 (Register 89, No. 31).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 8-2-91 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 91, No. 52).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).

5. Amendment of subsection (a)(3), repealer of subsection (b)(1) and amendment of Note filed 6-23-2015; operative 10-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 26).