Who can be a child’s foster parent?

To become a foster parent in California, you need to get a license from the California Department of Social Services and pass a criminal background check.[2460]

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    See Cal. Health & Safety Code §1522. See also “HHS06 Foster Care Criminal Background Checks,” California Performance Review (2007), available at http://cpr.ca.gov/cpr_report/Issues_and_Recommendations/Chapter_2_Health_and_Human_Services/HHS06.html (“Responses from the state must be received, identified criminal records cleared, and a Child Abuse Registry cleared before a license for the care of foster children can be issued.”).