Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
RSA
170-E:32, a foster parent shall file for
renewal of the license 3 months prior to the expiration date of the
license.
(b) A renewal packet shall
be submitted including the following:
(1) An
updated Form 1715 "Application for Foster Family Care License" (June 2020
edition);
(2) Form 1720 "Fire
Department Inspection - One and Two Family Dwelling" (June 2020 edition) or
Form 1720A "Fire Department Inspection - Apartment Building" (June 2020
edition) as applicable, completed in accordance with
He-C
6446.09(f);
(3) A completed Form 1717 "Local Law
Enforcement Check" (June 2020 edition) and the applicable Criminal History
Record Information form as identified in Table 5700-1 in Saf-C 5703,
authorizing the licensing agency to conduct a criminal records check and local
law enforcement check for:
a. The foster
parent requesting renewal; and
b.
All household members 18 years or older;
(4) A completed Form 2501 "NH Child Abuse and
Neglect Central Registry Name Search Authorization Release of Information to
Third Party" (June 2020 edition) authorization for the licensing agency to
conduct a central registry check for:
a. The
foster parent requesting renewal; and
b. All household members 18 years or older;
and
(5) For those
applicants and household members 18 years of age or older who have lived
outside the state of New Hampshire within the past 5 years of application:
a. The results of a state criminal history
records search for each state resided in, as required by
He-C
6446.07; and
b. The results of the child abuse and neglect
registries for each state resided in, as required by
He-C
6446.08.
(c) A renewal application shall be complete
upon submission of the renewal packet in (b) above and the following:
(1) An updated Form 1722 "Medical Information
Statement" (June 2020 edition) for each applicant and each household member,
submitted by either the applicant, or the physician or nurse
practitioner;
(2) An updated Form
1728 "Pre-Adoptive/Foster Family Care Financial Statement" (June 2020 edition)
described in He-C
6446.06(g);
(3) An updated Form 1723 "Insurance and
Safety Verification" (June 2020 edition) described in
He-C
6446.09(h);
(4) A list of in-service trainings completed
since the date the license was issued, including:
a. The title of the training;
b. The sponsor of the training;
c. The date of the training; and
d. The number of hours for each training;
and
(5) An updated home
study as described in
He-C
6446.11.
(d) Upon the request of the licensing agency,
additional information shall be provided if more information is required to
assess the character and abilities of the applicant.
(e) The licensing agency shall review the
materials provided pursuant to (b)-(d) above and:
(1) Submit the names, or applicable forms, of
the individuals identified in (b)(3) above to:
a. The local law enforcement agency for each
location lived during the current licensure period for the presence of any
history of involvement; and
b. The
New Hampshire state police to conduct a criminal records check;
(2) Submit the appropriate
completed forms of the individuals identified in (b)(4) above to DCYF to
conduct a central registry check;
(3) Review of the New Hampshire department of
safety's division of state police "Registration of Criminal Offenders" for each
household member, regardless of age;
(4) Conduct a home visit as described in
He-C
6446.10; and
(5) Complete a written assessment of the
foster parent's compliance with the requirements of
RSA
170-E and He-C 6446 during the current period
of licensure.
(f) If the
foster parent seeking license renewal has maintained compliance with the
requirements in He-C 6446 and presents a set of qualifications that, taken as a
whole, affirmatively shows a commitment to the purposes of foster family care,
as established in He-C 6446.02, and to the "Foster
Care Children's Bill of Rights" in
RSA
170-G:20-21, the licensing agency shall
recommend renewal of the license by the department.
(g) If the foster parent seeking license
renewal has not met the requirements in (f) above, the licensing agency shall
recommend denial of the license by the department.
#7184, INTERIM, eff 12-28-99, EXPIRED: 4-26-00
New. #7321, eff 7-22-00; ss by
#8663, eff 6-16-06
