New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6400 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Part He-C 6446 - FOSTER FAMILY CARE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Section He-C 6446.12 - Pre-Licensing Training

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 6446.12

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Prior to the issuance of an initial license, the applicant shall attend in its entirety pre-licensing training required by DCYF as described in (b) below, except as allowed in (c) and (d) below.

(b) The pre-licensing training referenced in (a) above shall consist of a total of at least 30 hours of training, which includes, but is not limited to:

(1) An orientation to the foster care system;

(2) A review of the laws and regulations pertaining to foster care;

(3) The impact of trauma on child growth and development;

(4) Understanding grief and loss;

(5) Maintaining family connections, including with birth parents;

(6) The guidance and positive discipline of children;

(7) Implementation of the reasonable and prudent parent standards;

(8) The impact of sexual abuse and maintaining a safe environment;

(9) First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and

(10) Medication administration.

(c) An applicant who has held a valid foster family care license within the past 4 years in New Hampshire shall be exempt from completing the pre-licensing training in (b) above on those topics for which the curriculum has not changed since the applicant last completed the training.

(d) An applicant who has held a valid foster family care license within the past 4 years in any other state shall be exempt from completing the pre-licensing training in (b) above on those topics for which the applicant demonstrates completion of training on a curriculum with like competencies.

#7184, INTERIM, eff 12-28-99, EXPIRED: 4-26-00

New. #7321, eff 7-22-00; ss by #8663, eff 6-16-06

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