Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Terms of
license.
(1) A temporary permit or a license
may be granted to an applicant for a maximum of four children in foster care,
with a maximum total of six children in the home, including the applicant's or
licensee's own children under 16 years of age. There shall be no more than two
children in the home under 18 months of age.
(2) Each child in foster care shall be at
least five years younger than the youngest applicant or licensee.
(3) The maximum number of children and the
age range authorized by the temporary permit or license shall not be exceeded
and shall be limited by the following:
(A) The
number of sleeping rooms that meet the requirements of these
regulations;
(B) the assessment and
recommendation of the sponsoring child placement agency; and
(C) the ability of the applicant or licensee
to maintain compliance with the statutes and regulations governing family
foster homes.
(4) A
license to maintain a family foster home shall not be granted or held in
conjunction with any license or certificate authorizing another form of child
care in a family foster home.
(5)
An applicant or a licensee shall not provide care in the family foster home to
any adult unrelated to the applicant or licensee.
(b) Validity of temporary permit or license.
(1) Each temporary permit or license shall be
valid only for the individual or individuals and the address specified on the
temporary permit or license.
(2)
Each temporary permit or license shall be posted in plain view in the family
foster home.
(3) When an initial or
amended license becomes effective, all temporary permits or licenses previously
granted to the applicant or licensee at the same address shall become
void.
(c) Renewal of
license. Before each renewal date, the licensee shall complete and submit an
application for renewal on forms provided by the department, including requests
for the background checks specified in 30-47-805.
(d) Amendments. Each licensee who intends to
change the terms of the license, including the maximum number or the age of
children served, shall submit a request for an amendment on a form supplied by
the department.
(e) Exceptions.
(1) Any applicant, permittee, or licensee may
request an exception to a specific regulation. Each request shall be submitted
to the secretary on a form provided by the department. An exception may be
granted if the secretary determines that the exception is in the best interest
of a child in foster care and the exception does not violate statutory
requirements. written notice from the secretary stating the nature of the
exception and its duration shall be kept on file in the family foster home and
shall be readily accessible to the department, the child-placing agent, the
sponsoring child-placement agency, and the Kansas department of
corrections.
(f)
Relative waiver.
(1) Any relative applicant,
relative permittee, or relative licensee may request a relative waiver to a
specific non-safety regulation. Each request shall be submitted to the
secretary on a form provided by the department. A relative waiver may be
granted if the secretary determines that the waiver is in the best interest of
a child in foster care and the waiver does not violate statutory
requirements.
(2) written notice
from the secretary stating the nature of the waiver and its duration shall be
kept on file in the relative family foster home and shall be readily accessible
to the department, the child-placing agent, the sponsoring child-placement
agency, and the Kansas department of corrections.
(g) Withdrawal of application or request to
close. Any applicant may withdraw the application for a license. Any licensee
may submit, at any time, a request to close the family foster home operated by
the licensee. If an application is withdrawn or a family foster home is closed,
the current temporary permit or license granted to the applicant or licensee
for that family foster home shall become void.
