This chapter shall apply to the entities licensed by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to the following:

(commencing with Section 1596.70) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

This chapter shall apply to all of the following proclamations or declarations:

United States Code under the federal Stafford Act.

again by being rebuilt or reopening in the same location.

request inactive license status pursuant to paragraph (1). The department may extend the time to submit a request for inactive license status, subject to department approval. Inactive license status shall be limited to no more than two years but may be extended, subject to department approval.

Notwithstanding any other law, in the case of an entity listed in Section 1796.80 that is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure, and is being rebuilt for the same purpose, if the State Department of Social Services has approved a request for inactive license status pursuant to Section 1796.82, the department may waive, in whole or in part, the annual or biennial state licensing fees, as applicable, for the entity on a year-by-year basis.

If an entity subject to this chapter is licensed or certified by more than one state department within the California Health and Human Services Agency, and is made nonoperational and requests inactive license status pursuant to Section 1796.82, the governing state departments shall coordinate operational steps, including the utilization of concurrent processes.

Social Services shall waive in-person or daily

attendance requirements for childcare programs for purposes of an entity made nonoperational, as described in Section 1796.82, during those 90 calendar days.

The State Department of Social Services shall collaborate with local building, planning, and permitting officials, the local fire marshal, and local childcare agencies and regional centers, to ensure swift and seamless processes for inspecting and licensing entities that are subject to this chapter and that are being made operational again after a proclaimed or declared emergency or disaster as described in Section 1796.81.

Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the State Department of Social Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of interim licensing standards, which shall have the same force and effect as regulations, until regulations are adopted.

In the event of a proclamation or declaration listed in Section 1796.81, the State Department of Public Health may continue to exercise its existing authority, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Sections 1245, 1271.1, and 1300, and any proclamation or declaration authorizing alternative action. The department may take actions, including, but not limited to:

by existing law.