California Code, Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC § 16516.5

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, all foster children who are placed in group homes by county welfare departments or county probation departments shall be visited at least monthly by a county social worker or probation officer.  Each monthly visit shall include a private discussion between the foster child and the county social worker or probation officer.  The private discussion shall not be held in the presence or immediate vicinity of the group home staff.  The social worker or probation officer shall advise the foster child that he or she has the right to request that the private discussion occur outside the group home.  If a foster child requests to have the private discussion outside the group home, that private discussion shall not replace the visit in the group home.  However, the social worker or probation officer shall not be required to schedule an additional visit to accommodate the request.  The contents of the private discussion shall not be disclosed to the group home staff, except that the social worker or probation officer may disclose information under any of the following circumstances:

(b) The location of monthly visits for each foster child who is placed in a group home by a county welfare department or a county probation department shall comply with federal requirements as described in Section 624(f)(2)(A) of Title 42 of the United States Code.  No more than two consecutive monthly visits may be held outside the residence of the foster child.

(c) If the visit does not occur in the place of residence, the social worker or probation officer shall document in the case file and in the court report the location of the visit and the reason for the visit occurring outside the place of residence.