Description: The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee proposes the adoption of two California Rules of Court and four juvenile law (JV) forms, including an information sheet. These rules and forms implement a procedural framework for a juvenile court review hearing created by recent legislation involving foster children’s access to specialty mental health services under federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment services. When a foster child or nonminor is moved to a different county, the responsibility for providing and arranging for specialty mental health services is presumptively transferred to the new county unless certain exceptions apply. Assembly Bill 1299 (Ridley-Thomas; Stats. 2016, ch. 603), provides certain individuals the right to request a hearing to challenge a placing agency’s determination regarding that transfer. The proposed rules and forms are intended to provide procedural clarity for this unique hearing. The committee also recommends renumbering a JV form to keep the JV forms related to this proposal in sequential order with forms related to the administration of a foster child’s psychotropic medications.

Category: Family and Juvenile

Item Number: W18-07

Deadline: February 9, 2018

File: w18-07.pdf