Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 016 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Division 15 - Children and Family Services
Rule 016.15.12-005 - Changes to Policy and Publications - To Note requirement that landlord must provide acknowledgement that his/her tenants plan to foster in additional locations in policy and forms
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
EXCERPT
POLICY VII-C: FOSTER HOME ASSESSMENT PROCESS
08/2012
Housing
A. Space must be adequate to promote health and safety. Each bedroom should have at least 50 square feet of space per occupant.
B. All firearms must be maintained in a secure, locked location and stored separately from ammunition.
C. All water hazards and dangerous pets will be assessed. Safeguard measures will be implemented, as.appropriate.
D. Children of opposite sexes will have their own separate bedrooms if either child is four years old or older, except for a mother in foster care with her child(ren).
E. Water must be provided by public water system or approved annually by the Department of Health.
F. Prospective foster parents who rent must obtain acknowledgement from their landlord that they plan to foster on landlord's property if they are approved by DCFS to foster.
