Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Foster care license records.
The license holder must cooperate with the licensing agency
to ensure the agency has the following records:
A. a copy of the application for licensure
signed by the applicant;
B. a
license holder agreement form supplied by the Department of Human Services
which is signed by the applicant and the agency;
C. reports and signed statements from
specialists, and signed statements from the license holder, the license
holder's children, and other household members concerning the physical health
of the license holder, the license holder's children, and other household
members;
D. a current completed
commissioner's home safety checklist (D.S.-644) plus a written report from the
fire marshal on any specific fire hazards, if required;
E. the prelicensing home study and supporting
documentation;
F. references
obtained through the licensing process;
G. a documented annual evaluation of the
licensed foster home, conducted jointly by the license holder and the licensing
agency, including, at a minimum:
(1) a review
of all foster placements in the past year and an assessment of the impact and
outcomes of the placement on the child, child's family, license holder, and
development and implementation of the case plan;
(2) a review of any comments, suggestions, or
concerns raised by placing agencies and an assessment of implications for
training and foster home policies or procedures;
(3) a review of any grievances, their
outcomes, and an assessment of implications for training and foster home
policies or procedures;
(4) a
review of the ability of the license holder to care for children; and
(5) the development of a plan for the next
year's foster care training and development;
H. documentation for any rule variance from
this chapter; and
I. a record of
training received by the license holder and staff, if any, and foster parents,
including a list of training on medical equipment used to sustain life or
monitor a medical condition.
Subp.
2.
Foster child records.
The license holder must keep a record for each foster child
in care. The record must include the child's medical records, which includes
records of illnesses and medical care provided to the child; grievance records,
including documentation of the grievance resolution; and other documentation as
required by the child's case plan.
