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 16.06.02.404 - INITIAL AND ONGOING EVALUATION

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.02.404

Current through August 31, 2023

An applicant must participate in the process and tasks to complete an initial evaluation for foster care licensure. (3-28-23)

01. Applicant Participation. The applicant must do all the following: (3-28-23)

a. Cooperate with and allow the children's agency to determine compliance with these rules to conduct an initial foster home study; (3-28-23)

b. Inform the children's agency if the applicant is currently licensed or has been previously licensed as a foster parent or the applicant has been involved in the care and supervision of children or adults; (3-28-23)

c. Provide a medical statement for each applicant, signed by a medical professional, within the twelve (12) month period prior to initial licensure for family foster care, indicating the applicant is in such physical and mental health so as to not adversely affect either the health or quality of care for children placed in the home; (3-28-23)

d. Provide the name of, and a signed release to obtain the following information about, each household member: (3-28-23)
i. Admission to or release from a facility, hospital, or institution for the treatment of an emotional, intellectual, or substance abuse issue; (3-28-23)

ii. Outpatient counseling, treatment, or therapy for an emotional, intellectual, or substance abuse issue; and (3-28-23)

e. Provide three (3) satisfactory references, one (1) of which may be from a person related to the applicant(s). An applicant will provide additional references upon the request of the children's agency. (3-28-23)

02. Physical and Mental Health of Household Members. All household members must be in such physical and mental health that the health, safety, or well-being of a foster child will not be adversely affected. A health status report of household member may be required from a medical professional if this appears advisable to the children's agency. To assure the safety and well-being of children, each household member must comply with these rules. (3-28-23)

03. Disclosure of Information. An applicant must provide the children's agency with the following or any additional information the children's agency deems necessary to complete the initial family home study: (3-28-23)

a. The names, including maiden or other names used, and ages of the applicant(s); (3-28-23)

b. Social Security Number; (3-28-23)

c. Education; (3-28-23)

d. Verification of marriages and divorces; (3-28-23)

e. Religious and cultural practices of the applicant including their willingness and ability to accommodate or provide care to a foster child of a different race, religion, or culture; (3-28-23)

f. A statement of income and financial resources and the family's management of these resources; (3-28-23)

g. Marital relationship, if applicable, including decision making, communication, and roles within the family; (3-28-23)

h. Individual and family functioning and interrelationships with each household member; (3-28-23)

i. Any current family problems, including medical or mental illness, illegal drug use, prescription drug abuse, and excessive alcohol use; (3-28-23)

j. Previous criminal convictions and valid incidents of child abuse and neglect; (3-28-23)

k. Family history, including how the applicant was disciplined, childhood experiences, and problem solving; (3-28-23)

l. Child care and parenting skills; (3-28-23)

m. Methods of discipline; (3-28-23)

n. The names, ages, and addresses of all biological and adopted children currently residing in or outside the home; (3-28-23)

o. Adjustment and special needs of the applicant's children; (3-28-23)

p. Interests and hobbies; (3-28-23)

q. Reasons for applying to be a foster parent; (3-28-23)

r. Understanding of the purpose and goals of foster care; (3-28-23)

s. Prior and current experiences with foster care; (3-28-23)

t. Emotional stability and maturity in dealing with the needs, challenges, and related issues associated with the child's placement into applicant(s) home; (3-28-23)

u. The attitudes toward foster care by immediate and extended members of the family and other persons who reside in the home; (3-28-23)

v. The applicant's attitudes about a foster child's family and the applicant's willingness to work with the child's family and tribe; (3-28-23)

w. Specifications of the children preferred by the family that include the number of children, age, gender, race, ethnic background, social, emotional, and educational characteristics of children preferred; (3-28-23)

x. Adequacy of the applicant's house, property, and neighborhood for the purpose of providing foster care as determined by onsite observations; (3-28-23)

y. The applicant(s) willingness to abide by the children's agency policies and procedures for discipline; (3-28-23)

z. Three (3) personal references, at least two (2) that are from persons not related to the applicants, reflecting the applicants to be of good character and posses good habits; (3-28-23)

aa. Training needs of the applicant(s); and (3-28-23)

bb. The capacity and willingness to transport a foster child in a motor vehicle. (3-28-23)

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