(a) The department shall license short-term residential therapeutic programs, as defined in paragraph (18) of subdivision (a) of Section 1502, pursuant to this chapter. A short-term residential therapeutic program shall comply with all requirements of this chapter that are applicable to group homes and to the requirements of this section. (b) (1) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall have national accreditation from an entity identified by the department pursuant to the process described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 11462 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (2) A short-term residential therapeutic program applicant shall submit documentation of accreditation or application for accreditation with its application for licensure. (3) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall have up to 24 months from the date of licensure to obtain accreditation. (4) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall provide documentation to the department reporting its accreditation status at 12 months and at 18 months after the date of licensure. (5) This subdivision does not preclude the department from requesting additional information from the short-term residential therapeutic program regarding its accreditation status. (6) The department may revoke a short-term residential therapeutic programâs license pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 1550) for failure to obtain accreditation within the timeframes specified in this subdivision. (c) (1) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall have up to 12 months from the date of licensure to obtain in good standing a mental health program approval and Medi-Cal mental health certification, as set forth in Sections 4096.5 and 11462.01 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (2) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall maintain the program approval described in paragraph (1) in good standing during its licensure. (3) The department shall track the number of licensed short-term residential therapeutic programs that were unable to obtain a mental health program approval and provide that information to the Legislature annually as part of the state budget process. (d) (1) A short-term residential therapeutic program shall prepare and maintain a current, written plan of operation as required by the department. (2) The plan of operation shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (A) A statement of purposes and goals. (B) A plan for the supervision, evaluation, and training of staff, designed to ensure the provision of trauma-informed services. The plan shall be appropriate to meet the needs of staff and children. (C) A program statement that includes all of the following: (i) On and after October 1, 2021, a description of how the short-term residential therapeutic program will meet standards, to be established by the department in collaboration with the State Department of Health Care Services, for both of the following: (I) A comprehensive trauma-informed treatment model designed to address the individualized needs of children. (II) A plan for how the short-term residential therapeutic program will make licensed nursing staff available, as set forth in subdivision (n). (ii) Description of the short-term residential therapeutic programâs ability to support the individual needs of children and their families with short-term, specialized, trauma-informed, and intensive treatment, including, but not limited to, treatment that implements child-specific short- and long-term needs and goals identified by the qualified individualâs assessment of the child pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 4096 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (iii) Description of the core services, as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11462 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to be offered to children and their families, as appropriate or necessary. (iv) Procedures for the development, implementation, and periodic updating of
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