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 6446.16 - Requirements for the Care and Supervision of Children in Care

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 6446.16

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Foster parents shall provide each child in care with:

(1) Nutritionally well-balanced meals to meet dietary needs;

(2) Clothing individually selected, fitted, and appropriate to the season;

(3) The opportunity to share with other household members in taking responsibility for household chores appropriate to the child's age, health, and ability; and

(4) The opportunity for age and developmentally appropriate leisure time activities, socialization, and for the development of special interests and abilities, such as arts, crafts, music, and sports, consistent with the reasonable and prudent parent standards.

(b) Foster parents shall be responsible for the care of the child's possessions received with a child in care or purchased for the child while in care, to include but not limited to assistive medical devices, clothing, books, and photographs. Foster parents shall return all belongings of a child who was in their care to the child or the child's parent or guardian within 7 days of the child leaving the foster parent's care.

(c) Foster parents shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard pursuant to RSA 170-G:20 to make normal daily decisions in the life of the child and grant permission for participation in family, school, community, cultural, and social leisure time activities.

#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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