North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Subchapter I - MINIMUM LICENSING STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD-CARE
Section .0500 - SERVICE PLANNING
Section 70I .0503 - ADMISSION AGREEMENT

Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 70I .0503

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) At admission, a residential child-care facility shall develop a written agreement between the parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable, and the facility that specifies the services to be provided by the facility and the responsibilities of the parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable. This includes:

(1) the statement of consent for placement by the parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable, with the date of admission;

(2) the plan for providing admission information on the child's care, developmental, educational, medical, and psychological needs to the parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable, the frequency of out-of-home family service agreement reviews, and receipt of program information required by 10A NCAC 70I .0307(a) and 10A NCAC 70I .0504(a);

(3) the statement of facility responsibility for working with the child's parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable;

(4) the statement related to the provision of religious training and practices and consent to these by the parents, guardian, or legal custodian, if applicable;

(5) the visitation and contact plan;

(6) the fees and plan for payment of care;

(7) the plan for discharge to include projected length of stay; and

(8) the statement of facility responsibility for aftercare services.

(b) For foster children 18 years of age and older residing in the residential child-care facility or reentering the facility, the facility shall obtain a copy of the voluntary placement agreement signed by the foster child that specifies the conditions for residential child-care and services.

Authority G.S. 131D-10.5; 143B-153;
Eff. July 1, 1999 (See S.L. 1999, c. 237, s. 11.30);
Amended Eff. October 1, 2008; July 18, 2002;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 5, 2016;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2017.

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