Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part 7 - Division of Family & Children Services Licensing Requirements
Chapter 1 - Licensing Requirements Manual for Residential Child Caring and Child Placing Agencies
- DEFINITIONS
- Mission Statement
- Section 18-7-1-I - LICENSING PROCESS
- Section 18-7-1-II - ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION
- Section 18-7-1-III - PERSONNEL
- Section 18-7-1-IV - RECORDS AND REPORTS
- Section 18-7-1-V - ADMISSION AND PLANNING
- Section 18-7-1-VI - CARE AND SERVICES
- Section 18-7-1-VII - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- Section 18-7-1-VIII - REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERNITY HOMES
- Section 18-7-1-IX - REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER CARE FACILITIES
- Section 18-7-1-X - REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDERNESS PROGRAMS
- Section 18-7-1-XI - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD PLACING AGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES
- Section 18-7-1-XII - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION SERVICES
- Section 18-7-1-XIII - INTERSTATE COMPACT IN THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
- Section 18-7-1-XIV - REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE HOME SERVICES
- Section 18-7-1-XV - REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL CARE
- Section 18-7-1-XVI - REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING FAMILY HOMES
- Section 18-7-1-XVII - REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING PLACEMENTS
- Section 18-7-1-XVIII - APPEAL PROCESS
- Section 18-7-1-XIX - APPENDIX
Licensing Requirements
for
Residential Child Caring Agencies
and
Child Placing Agencies
required by
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Effective as of July 1, 2012
Last revised May 2012
The Licensing Standards for Residential Child Caring Agencies were adopted by the State Welfare Board on March 14, 1988. In revising these standards the Department of Human Services utilized agency staff and resources and also received assistance from knowledgeable persons in the field of residential child care. These standards were reviewed and approved by representatives of licensed residential child caring agencies and child placing agencies prior to their adoption.
These standards do not apply to child caring agencies that operate exclusively as:
* Educational institutions (i.e. closing for holidays and vacations)
* Detention centers for youth courts
* Training schools (public)
* Day care centers
* Shelters for women and children
* Hospitals (public and private)
* Institutions for the aged/disabled
* Church affiliated schools.
(MS Code § 43-15-111 - See Appendix)
