Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 402 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR FOSTER FAMILY HOMES
Appendix C - Number and Ages of Children in Foster Family Home: Child Requires Specialized Care
Number and Ages of Children Under Age 18 in a Regular Foster Family Home
(Includes family's own children under age 18)
Children Require Specialized Care
|
Ages of Children |
One Child Requires Specialized Care |
Two Children Require Specialized Care |
Three Children Require Specialized Care |
Four Children Require Specialized Care |
|
|
Total Number |
5 |
4 |
41 |
41 |
|
|
Under age six |
4 |
3 |
31 |
21,2 |
|
|
Under age two |
2 |
2 |
21 |
11,2 |
|
|
1Requires approval of the manager of clinical services, after a clinical staffing, and the Director or designee |
|||||
|
2May allow one more child if approved via a staffing held at the convenience of the foster parent that includes licensing, clinical services, the child welfare workers for all involved children, and the foster parents. |
|||||
An Expanded Capacity license may be issued only under the following conditions:
To allow a parenting youth in care to remain with their own child;
To allow siblings to remain together;
To allow a child with an established meaningful relationship with the family to remain with the family; or
To allow a foster family with special training or skills to provide care to a child who has a severe disability.
