Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The
Department may restrict the operation of the child welfare agency by attaching
provisions to the license, such as those identified in subsection (c) of this
Section. Provisional licenses shall be issued for the first two years to
applicants for initial license as a child welfare agency when the applicant
successfully completes the six-month permit period and has achieved and
maintained reasonable compliance with the standards in this Part. In addition,
a provisional license may be issued when a former license holder seeks to
reapply after the license was voluntarily surrendered or after the Department
revoked or refused to renew the former license.
b) Good cause for issuing a provisional
license to a former or current holder of a child welfare agency license is
evidenced by, but not limited to:
1) an
excessive number of indicated child abuse or neglect reports involving agency
staff in their professional duties or foster family, relative, day care, and
group homes supervised by the child welfare agency; or
2) lack of financial responsibility as
evidenced by maintaining inadequate assets or by late payment (more than ten
days after the scheduled payment date) of foster parents, tax obligations,
bills or other evidence of financial instability; or
3) inadequate or missing records or reports,
as required by this Part; or
4)
failure to supervise foster family, relative, day care, and group homes, as
required by Department of Children and Family Services rules, 89 Ill. Adm. Code
301 (Placement and Visitation Services), 89 Ill. Adm. Code 402 (Licensing
Standards for Foster Family Homes), 89 Ill. Adm. Code 403 (Licensing Standards
for Group Homes), 89 Ill. Adm. Code 406 (Licensing Standards for Day Care
Homes) and 89 Ill. Adm. Code 408 (Licensing Standards for Group Day Care
Homes), as applicable;
5) failure
to promptly process foster parent licensing applications, provide required
training of foster parents and adoptive parents, provide information to foster
parents regarding policy and procedures applicable to foster parents and foster
children or adoptive parents and adoptable children, or to recruit foster
family and adoptive homes to care for the children served;
6) failure to recommend foster family and day
care home licenses for renewal before the expiration date of the license when
the licensee has made a timely and sufficient application for license
renewal;
7) failure to submit an
annual implementation plan pursuant to the Foster Parent Law [20 ILCS 505/7.2 ]
and to implement the plan as submitted; or
8) other good cause when supported by
adequate documentation that the agency is failing to operate in the interest of
its clients or the general public.
c) The child welfare agency shall adhere to
the provisions specified on the license which may include, but are not limited
to:
1) establishing specific supervisor/child
welfare staff ratios that the child welfare agency must maintain; or
2) requiring at least six bi-monthly meetings
of the Board of Directors and greater involvement from the Board of Directors
in agency operations; or
3)
requiring oversight by a certified public auditor who provides periodic reports
to the Department; or
4) requiring
additional training of staff around specific deficiencies identified in a
corrective plan; or
5) requiring
other supportive or corrective measures as deemed necessary in writing by the
Department.
