Chapter 388-147. Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services.  


Section 388-147-1300. What is the purpose of this chapter?
Section 388-147-1305. What definitions do I need to know to understand this chapter?
Section 388-147-1310. Am I required to have a license to provide care to children?
Section 388-147-1315. When will the department grant me a license?
Section 388-147-1320. How old do I have to be to apply for a license to provide care to children?
Section 388-147-1325. What is required to apply for a child placing agency license?
Section 388-147-1330. How does the department determine my suitability to become a licensed provider?
Section 388-147-1335. What additional steps must I complete prior to licensing?
Section 388-147-1340. How long do I have to complete the licensing application process?
Section 388-147-1345. What are the roles of the department and the CPA?
Section 388-147-1350. How must I certify a foster home for licensing by the department?
Section 388-147-1355. How long is my license valid?
Section 388-147-1360. Who shall have access to my agency?
Section 388-147-1365. Am I required to comply with local ordinances?
Section 388-147-1370. What happens when licensing requirements differ from contract requirements?
Section 388-147-1375. May an agency be issued more than one type of license?
Section 388-147-1380. What must be included in a home study completed by my agency?
Section 388-147-1385. What children may I serve?
Section 388-147-1390. How does the department decide which children will be placed in the homes I certify?
Section 388-147-1395. Do I have to admit or retain all children?
Section 388-147-1400. What do I need to consider in making foster care placements?
Section 388-147-1405. May I share information about the child with the foster parents?
Section 388-147-1410. Will you license or continue to license me if I violate licensing regulations?
Section 388-147-1415. Are there exceptions made if I do not meet the licensing regulations?
Section 388-147-1420. Can employees, volunteers and subcontractors be disqualified from having access to the children in my agency?
Section 388-147-1425. What can I do if I disagree with your decision to modify, deny, suspend or revoke my license, or to disqualify my background check?
Section 388-147-1430. How do I appeal the decision of the office of administrative hearings' administrative law judge?
Section 388-147-1435. Can I be issued a probationary license?
Section 388-147-1440. Who must I employ at my agency?
Section 388-147-1445. What are the qualifications of an executive director or administrator?
Section 388-147-1450. What are the qualifications of a program manager?
Section 388-147-1455. What are the requirements of case management staff?
Section 388-147-1460. What are the qualifications for case aide staff?
Section 388-147-1465. If I have health care staff, what are their qualifications?
Section 388-147-1470. Do I need to employ consultants at my agency?
Section 388-147-1475. What are the qualifications for the foster home licensor?
Section 388-147-1480. What additional support do I need for my child placing agency?
Section 388-147-1485. Can one staff person have different responsibilities?
Section 388-147-1490. What are the requirements for volunteers working directly with children/youth?
Section 388-147-1495. What are the required ratios of case manager staff to children under care?
Section 388-147-1500. What is the preservice training requirement for staff and volunteers having direct care responsibility to children/youth?
Section 388-147-1505. What is the requirement for staff in-service training?
Section 388-147-1510. What first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is required?
Section 388-147-1515. What HIV/AIDS/bloodborne pathogens training is required?
Section 388-147-1520. What personnel records must I keep at my agency?
Section 388-147-1525. What are the requirements for children's records?
Section 388-147-1530. How long should my agency keep the child records?
Section 388-147-1535. What information can be shared about a child or a child's family?
Section 388-147-1540. What incidents involving children must I report?
Section 388-147-1545. What are my reporting responsibilities when a child is missing from care?
Section 388-147-1550. What changes must I report to my licensor?
Section 388-147-1555. What does the department require for my buildings and property?
Section 388-147-1560. What are the requirements for the prevention of the spread of infections and communicable disease?
Section 388-147-1565. Are alcoholic beverages, marijuana or illegal drugs allowed at my agency or in our certified homes?
Section 388-147-1570. Is smoking permitted around children?
Section 388-147-1575. Are guns allowed on a licensed facility's property?
Section 388-147-1580. What fire safety requirements am I required to meet?
Section 388-147-1585. Do I need a written emergency plan?
Section 388-147-1590. How does my agency meet the religious needs of children in care?
Section 388-147-1595. What are the requirements about nondiscrimination?
Section 388-147-1600. Do I need a social summary for children under my care?
Section 388-147-1605. Do I need a treatment plan for children under my care?
Section 388-147-1610. How often should the case manager contact the foster child and family?
Section 388-147-1615. Can children in my care receive services through the extended foster care program?
Section 388-147-1620. What are the requirements for supervising children?
Section 388-147-1625. What requirements must I follow when I transport children?
Section 388-147-1630. Where may I obtain a child's health history?
Section 388-147-1635. Am I required to assess a child's need for immediate medical attention?
Section 388-147-1640. When must I get an EPSDT exam for a child?
Section 388-147-1645. What are the requirements for obtaining consent for emergent and routine medical care?
Section 388-147-1650. Can I accept medication from a child's parent or guardian?
Section 388-147-1655. What nursing services must I provide?
Section 388-147-1660. What qualifications must adoption services staff meet?
Section 388-147-1665. What staff training must I provide?
Section 388-147-1670. What are the requirements for providing adoptive services?
Section 388-147-1675. Do I need to provide potential adoptive families with a program description?
Section 388-147-1680. What information regarding fees must I share with my applicants?
Section 388-147-1685. What are the requirements regarding contacts with each adoptive placement prior to adoption?
Section 388-147-1690. What steps must I take prior to entering into a contract with an adoptive applicant?
Section 388-147-1695. What must I include in an adoption home study?
Section 388-147-1700. What steps must I take to place a child for adoption?
Section 388-147-1705. What requirements must I meet to provide specialized adoption services?
Section 388-147-1710. How will the department process a complaint against my agency?
Section 388-147-1715. Are there additional requirements for international adoptions?
Section 388-147-1720. How do I maintain children's records?
Section 388-147-1725. What training must I provide prospective adoptive parents?
Section 388-147-1730. What must I include in a post placement report?