Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.02 - CHILD CARE AND FOSTER CARE LICENSING
STANDARDS FOR FOSTER HOMES
Section 16.06.02.403 - CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FOSTER CARE LICENSE

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.02.403

Current through August 31, 2023

All applicants for a foster care license and other adult members of the household must comply with IDAPA 16.05.06, "Criminal History and Background Checks," and the following: (3-28-23)

01. Required Procedures. Each applicant for a foster home license, and any other adult household member, must participate in a background check. (3-28-23)

02. Change in Household Membership. By the next working day after another adult begins residing in a licensed foster home, a foster parent must notify the children's agency of the change in household membership and assure that the new adult household member will complete a background check within fifteen (15) days of residence in the foster home. (3-28-23)

03. Foster Parent's Child Turns Eighteen. A foster parent's child who turns eighteen (18) and lives continuously in the home is not required to have a background check except as specified in Subsection 404.03.c. of this rule. (3-28-23)

a. After turning eighteen (18) years old, if the foster parent's adult child no longer lives in the foster parent's home and subsequently resumes living in the licensed foster home, they will be considered an adult household member and must complete a background check within fifteen (15) days from the date they became an adult household member. (3-28-23)

b. If the adult child leaves the foster home for the purpose of higher education or military service, and periodically returns to the home for less than ninety (90) days, they are not considered to be an adult household member and are not required to complete a background check. While in the home, they cannot have any unsupervised direct care responsibilities for any foster children in the home. Should they remain in the foster home for more than ninety (90) days, they will immediately be considered an adult household member and must complete a background check within fifteen (15) days from the date they became an adult household member. (3-28-23)

c. If the adult child continues to live in their parent's licensed foster home or on the same property, they must complete a background check within fifteen (15) days of turning twenty-one (21), This requirement is not necessary if the adult child has completed a background check between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21). (3-28-23)

04. Background Check at Any Time. The Department retains the authority to require a background check at any time on individuals who are residing in a licensed foster home or on the foster parent's property. (3-28-23)

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