Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 51101 : Public Health — Health and Welfare Agency-Department of Developmental Services Regulations — General Provisions — Developmental Center Safe to Serve Evaluation Process — General — Constituting a Safe-to-Serve Committee

(a) Individuals referred for admission to a developmental center must be assessed for service and support needs under Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7. If the Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7 assessment process indicates that the individual's admission to a developmental center would pose a threat to that person, persons already admitted to the developmental center, or the center's staff that cannot be mitigated by the staffing, security, or treatment available in the developmental center, and the developmental center is considering exercising its right under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6510.5 to deny admission to the person referred, then the director of the developmental center shall form a Safe-to-Serve Committee ("Committee") to make an admission determination.
(1) For individuals who have been continuously receiving regional center services for at least the previous 3 years from the issuance of a commitment order, the Committee shall be formed within 7 days from the receipt date of a court order made pursuant to Penal Code section 1370.1 to place a person at the Porterville Developmental Center, or an order made pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6506 or 6509 to place a person at a developmental center under the jurisdiction of the Department, to start collecting records and proceed with the Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7 assessment.
(2) For individuals who have not been continuously receiving regional center services for the previous 3 years from the issuance of a commitment order, the Committee shall be formed within 15 days from the receipt date of a court order made pursuant to Penal Code section 1370.1 to place a person at the Porterville Developmental Center, or an order made pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 6506 or 6509 to place a person at a developmental center under the jurisdiction of the Department, to start collecting records and proceed with the Welfare and Institutions Code section 4418.7 assessment. This deadline may be extended by the court for an additional 15 days for good cause shown.
(b) The regional center shall have the time periods specified in subdivision (a) to gather the information specified in section 51102, subdivisions (a)(1)-(10).
(c) The Safe-to-Serve Committee constituted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be an interdisciplinary group of professionals comprised of at least one physician, the program director, a psychologist from the developmental center, a staff member from the Office of Protective Services, a representative from the regional resource development project, a regional center representative, and any other persons the director of the developmental center determines are needed to assess the developmental center's ability to safely serve the individual committed by a court to the developmental center.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 51101

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4441 and 4449, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 1370.1, Penal Code; and Sections 4418.7, 6500, 6506, 6509, 6510.5 and 7505, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. New subchapter 11, article 1 (sections 51101-51106 ) and section filed 5-23-2018; operative 7/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 21).