(a) A family home agency shall not place an adult with developmental disabilities in a family home until the family home agency has received a criminal record clearance from the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Section 4689.2, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Any peace officer, or other category of person approved by the department subject to criminal record clearance as a condition of employment, and who has submitted fingerprints and executed a declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive an adult with developmental disabilities in placement pending the receipt of a criminal record clearance when the family home has met all other requirements for vendor approval.
(c) Any person currently approved as a vendor pursuant to this chapter by the department when the family home has met all other requirements, and who has submitted fingerprints and executed a declaration regarding criminal convictions, may receive, or continue, an adult with developmental disabilities in placement pending the receipt of a criminal record clearance.