California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 16519.53

Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 773, Sec. 113. (AB 403) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)A resource family shall be authorized to administer emergency medical assistance and injections for severe diabetic hypoglycemia and anaphylactic shock to a foster child in placement in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 1507.25 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)A resource family shall be authorized to administer subcutaneous injections of other medications, including insulin, as

prescribed by a child’s physician, to a foster child in placement in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 1507.25 of the Health and Safety Code.

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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 16519.53 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wic/division-9-public-social-services/part-4-services-for-the-care-of-children/chapter-5-state-child-welfare-services/article-2-resource-family-approval-program/section-16519.53

Other sections in Article 2 - Resource Family Approval Program

§ 16519.3§ 16519.4§ 16519.5§ 16519.501§ 16519.502§ 16519.51§ 16519.52§ 16519.53§ 16519.54§ 16519.55…§ 16519.57§ 16519.58§ 16519.59§ 16519.6§ 16519.61§ 16519.62§ 16519.63§ 16519.64§ 16519.65§ 16519.7

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