Written license + operating safeguards
Senior placement agency regulations in California
California brings residential-care referral agencies into a licensing framework and pairs it with detailed disclosure, training, records, and insurance duties.
Source check on file
August 18, 2026
What the source says
California law addresses agencies that refer people for remuneration to residential care facilities for the elderly. The captured SB 875 text expands licensure through the State Department of Social Services and adds pre-referral disclosures and operating safeguards.
Read California SB 875 / Health & Safety Code amendmentsCaptured source reviewed August 18, 2026.
Working checklist
Operational steps to review
Obtain the appropriate written referral-agency license before making covered referrals for remuneration.
Conduct a suitability determination covering care level, finances, social needs, and geography.
Give clear pre-referral disclosures about services, contact details, privacy, compensation, stop-contact rights, state inspection information, and whether the list is comprehensive.
Keep disclosure records for three years and honor stop-contact and stop-referral requests within the statutory window.
Use background checks for representatives with direct contact and maintain the required liability coverage.
Display the agency name and license number on covered advertising and websites.
Questions for legal review
- Confirm which licensing department applies to each facility type.
- Keep counsel-approved disclosure language and required state links current.
- Make sure translated disclosures follow the language used to negotiate services.