Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) License renewal application forms shall be
mailed to the child welfare agency by the Department six months prior to the
expiration date of the license. For a renewal application to be considered
complete, the following shall be attached to the application:
1) A complete listing of the names and
addresses of all licensed and license-exempt child care facilities supervised
by the child welfare agency and of any pending applications for licensure of a
foster family or day care home which will be supervised by the child welfare
agency;
2) A current list of names,
home addresses or Post Office Box, and contact telephone numbers, other than
the agency's telephone number, of owners, officers, board members, and
principal shareholders owning more than 5% of the stock of the
corporation;
3) A staff list,
including name and job title, indicating those who are licensed under 89 Ill.
Adm. Code
412.40
to practice as a direct child welfare service employee;
4) Any pending investigations other than the
Department investigations;
5) The
following documents if changes were made to them since the last application or
renewal:
A) statement of purpose;
B) range of services; and
C) code of ethics; and
6) For an agency providing adoption services
whose license expires on or after August 15, 2007, documentation from the
Internal Revenue Service showing that the agency is in compliance with all of
the standards necessary to maintain its status as an tax-exempt organization as
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In
addition, the agency shall attach copies of any form 990 reports filed with the
Internal Revenue Service in the preceding 3 years, if applicable. An agency
providing adoption services whose license renewal is pending or whose license
will expire prior to August 15, 2007, and that is unable to obtain 501(c)(3)
status prior to August 15, 2007, may be granted, at the discretion of the
Department, up to a one year extension.
7) The extension may be granted by the
Department when the adoption agency has demonstrated that it has made
substantial progress in the process of becoming a tax-exempt organization as
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and there
is a likelihood of complying with the requirements within the extended
period.
b) The original
of the completed application, along with the listing of child care facilities
supervised by the agency, and one copy of all materials shall be submitted to
the Department no later than 90 days before the date of the expiration of the
child welfare agency's license.
c)
When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for renewal of a
license and the Department fails to render a decision on the application for
renewal of the license prior to the expiration date of the license, the
existing license shall continue in full force and effect for up to 30 days
until the final Department decision has been made.The Department may further
extend the period in which such decision must be made in individual cases for
up to 30 days, but such extensions shall be only upon good cause shown.
[225 ILCS
10/5(d)]
d) After receipt of the application for
license renewal, the Department shall conduct a license study that shall
consist of a comprehensive licensing compliance review. The study may include
unannounced visits if conducted within normal business hours, in order to
determine that the child welfare agency continues to meet licensing standards.
The licensing study shall include an examination of the premises and records of
the child welfare agency to determine the degree of compliance with these
standards and shall include:
1) Random
surveys of parents or legal guardians who are consumers of the child welfare
agency's services to assess the quality of care given and to determine if the
child welfare agency is in compliance with the Foster Parent Law [20 ILCS 520
];
2) A review of a representative
sample of child care facilities supervised by the child welfare agency, which
may include site visits to these facilities;
3) A review of unusual incident reports,
child abuse/neglect reports, financial and payment records, and other agency
performance indicators to evaluate the quality of care provided through the
agency;
4) Interviews of child
welfare agency employees, foster parents, biological parents, children
receiving care through the licensed child welfare agency, and other clients
that receive services from the child welfare agency; and
5) A review of the records, staffing, and
operations of any branch offices operated by the child welfare
agency.
e) The licensing
study shall be in writing and shall be reviewed and signed by the licensing
supervisor and the licensing worker performing the study. If the Department is
satisfied that the facility continues to be in compliance with minimum
standards which it prescribes and publishes, it shall renew the license to
operate the facility. [225 ILCS 10/6] A copy of the
licensing study will be made available to the license applicant upon payment of
all copying costs.
