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Policy section of Title 22 Regulations: 'M158 EXEMPTION FROM LICENSURE 4. Does the facility claim exemption pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.793 as a rip vote recreation program? If no, refer to #5. If yes, not subject to licensure provided the criteria in Health and Safety Code Section 1596.792 are met. Health and Safety Code § 1596.792. Excluded facilities and arrangements This chapter and Chapters 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) and 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) do not apply to any of the following: (a) Any health facility, as defined by Section 1250. (b) Any clinic, as defined by Section 1202. (c) Any community care facility, as defined by Section 1502. (d) Any family day care home providing care for the children of only one family in addition to the operators own children. (e) Any cooperative arrangement between parents for the care of their children where no payment is involved and the arrangement meets all of the following conditions: (1) In a cooperative arrangement, parents shall combine their efforts so that each parent, or set of parents, rotates as the responsible care giver with respell to all the children in the cooperative. (2) Any person caring for children shall be a parent, legal guardian, stepparent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or adult sibling of at least one of the children in the cooperative. (3) There can be no payment of money or receipt of in-kind income in exchange for the provision of care. This does not prohibft in-kind contributions of snacks, games, toys, blankets for napping, pillows, and other materials parents deem appropriate for their children. It is not the intent of this paragraph to prohibit payment for outside activities, the amount of that may not exceed the actual cost of the activity. (4) No more than 12 children are receiving care in the same place at the same time. (f) Any arrangement for the receiving and care of children by a relative. „ (g) Any public recreation program. Public recreation program' means a program operated by the state, city, county, special district, school district, community college district, chartered city, or chartered city and county that meets either of the following criteria: (1) The program is operated only during hours other than normal school hours for grades K-12, inclusive, in the public school district where the program is located, or operated only during periods when students in grades K-12, inclusive, are normally not in session in the public school district where the program is located, for either of the following periods: (A) For under 16 hours per week (B) For a total of 12 weeks or less during a 12-month period. This total applies to any 12 weeks within any 12- month period, without regard to whether the weeks are consecutive. In determining "normal school hours" or periods when students are "normally not in session," the State Department of Social Services shall, where appropriate, consider the normal school hours or periods when students are normally not in session for students attending ayear-round school. (2) The program is provided to children who are over the age of four years and nine months and not yet enrolled in school and the program is operated during either of the following periods: (A) For under 16hours per week. (B) For a total of 12 weeks or less during a 12-month period. This total applies to any 12 weeks within any 12-