"Foster care" means the 24-hour out-of-home care provided to children whose own families are unable or unwilling to care for them, and who are in need of temporary or long-term substitute parenting.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 110383
Note: Authority cited: Sections 17306, 17310 and 17312, Family Code. Reference: 42 United States Code, Section 654; and 45 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 302.33.