Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) The
foster home shall be constructed, arranged, maintained, and furnished to
provide for the health and safety of household members and all children in
care.
(b) The foster home shall:
(1) Include a minimum of one indoor bathroom
for every 8 persons in the household, which includes:
a. A toilet;
b. A sink;
c. A bathtub or shower; and
d. A door equipped with a latch for
privacy;
(2) Include at
least one phone available in the home for incoming and outgoing calls, that is
made accessible to the child in care for personal calls;
(3) Provide for the privacy for all household
members and children in care;
(4)
Provide a separate bed for each child in care;
(5) Prohibit any household member from
co-sleeping or bed sharing with any child;
(6) Include a bedroom separate from adults
for each child in care who is older than one year;
(7) Provide a bedroom separate from children
of the opposite gender who are over age 5;
(8) Provide adequate bedding for each child
in care;
(9) Provide space for
clothing and personal possessions;
(10) Provide a barrier-free access to the
home and inside the home for each child in care who has physical and medical
needs, as applicable; and
(11)
Provide basic first aid supplies including at a minimum bandages and antiseptic
cleanser.
(c) At the time
of the first home visit the applicant shall inform the licensing agency if the
applicant or other household member possesses any weapons or
firearms.
(d) If the applicant or
any household member possesses any weapons or firearms, the following
safeguards shall be made:
(1) All weapons and
firearms in the foster home shall be kept in a locked cabinet, storage
container, or be secured with trigger locks;
(2) Ammunition, projectiles such as arrows,
and attachments such as bayonets kept in the foster home shall be stored and
locked separately from the weapon or firearm; and
(3) All weapons and firearms shall be secured
and inaccessible when carried in a vehicle operated by a foster parent or other
household member in which children in care are transported.
(e) If the applicant has a
swimming pool, the applicant shall maintain a life saving device such as a ring
buoy in proximity of the swimming pool.
(f) The applicant shall have a fire
inspection of the home conducted, as follows:
(1) The applicant shall arrange for the fire
inspection of the home with the local fire inspector;
(2) The applicant shall complete the top
section of Form 1720 "Fire Department Inspection - One and Two Family Dwelling"
(June 2020 edition) if the applicant lives in a building with no more than 2
individual dwellings or Form 1720A "Fire Department Inspection - Apartment
Building" (June 2020 edition) if the applicant lives in a building with 3 or
more individual dwellings, to include date, district office information, and
foster family residence and contact information; and
(3) Upon conducting the inspection, the fire
inspector shall complete the rest of Form 1720 or Form 1720A, as applicable,
and send a copy to the district office indicated on the form.
(g) The applicant shall have a
home health inspection of the home conducted, as follows:
(1) The applicant shall arrange for the
health inspection of the home with the local health officer;
(2) The applicant shall complete the top
section of Form 1721 "Home Health Inspection" (June 2020 edition) to include
date, district office information, and foster family residence and contact
information, and shall sign the form; and
(3) Upon conducting the inspection, the local
health officer shall complete the rest of Form 1721 and send a copy to the
district office indicated on the form.
(h) The applicant shall complete and submit
to the district office Form 1723 "Insurance and Safety Verification" (June 2020
edition) certifying the following:
(1) Under
the safety information:
a. "I agree to keep
all firearms or dangerous weapons in the home stored in a locked container
inaccessible to foster children.";
b. "I agree to keep all vehicles in a safe
running condition.";
c. "I agree
that any person transporting foster children will have a valid driver's
license."; and
d. "I agree to keep
the home heating system(s) at the above noted address properly installed, and
in good and safe operating condition."; and
(2) "By signing below, I certify that if my
insurance (homeowners, renter's, or automobile) expires that I will renew it
without a lapse in coverage. I also certify that if my driver's license,
automobile registration, or automobile inspection expired that I will renew it
without a lapse."
(i) The
applicant shall have a written emergency evacuation plan reviewed with all
household members and posted in a prominent location in the home.
(j) The applicant shall have a comprehensive
list of emergency telephone numbers, including poison control posted in a
prominent location in the home.
#7184, INTERIM, eff 12-28-99, EXPIRED: 4-26-00
New. #7321, eff 7-22-00; ss by
#8663, eff 6-16-06
