{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-1506.8","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 1506.8","heading":"","body":"(a) Before certifying a family home, a foster family agency shall contact any foster family agencies by whom an applicant has been previously certified and any state or county licensing offices that have licensed the applicant as a foster parent, and shall conduct a reference check as to the applicant.\n(b) This section shall apply only to certified family home applications received on or before December 31, 2016, in accordance with Section 1517.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 2. LICENSING PROVISIONS [1200. - 1796.88.]","CHAPTER 3. California Community Care Facilities Act [1500. - 1567.94.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [1500. - 1518.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"8c37aa15759ceccbd10829c175c3d0169d76f4d0eaa5367ba7048cfc97ec3acf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-1506.7","next":"us-ca/hsc-1506.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}