(a) The home must be the primary residence of
the
respite applicant or
Certified Respite
Provider.
(b) The home
must have adequate space, including space for safe and appropriate sleeping
arrangements, for each
child or
young adult
receiving
certified respite care in the home.
(A)
Department staff must
consider the age, gender, gender expression, and gender identity, culture,
special needs, behavior, and history of abuse of the
child or
young adult being served in their home through an open child
welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the
care or custody of the
Department, when determining
appropriate sleeping arrangements.
(B) Each
child or
young adult being served in their home through an open child
welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the
care or custody of the
Department must have access to their
own bed and may not share a bed with an unrelated person.
(C) Sharing the same sleep surface with a
child under the age of 12 months is prohibited.
(D) A
child under the age of
12 months must be placed on their back for sleep.
(E) Use of crib bumpers, pillows or other
soft materials in the sleeping area of a
child under the age
of 12 months is prohibited.
(c) To respect the privacy of a
child or
young adult being served in their
home through an open child welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the care or custody of the
Department, the home may not use electronic monitoring.
Electronic monitoring means the use of video monitoring or listening devices to
monitor or record the behavior of a
child or
young
adult. Electronic monitoring does not include any of the following:
(D) Security systems being used for general
home security;
(E) Audio or video
baby monitors used to monitor a
child receiving care by the
Department five years of age and under; or
(F) Monitors recommended by medical or mental
health providers for medical purposes or for understanding emotional or
behavioral health. Monitors must be approved by the
Department.
(d) The
respite applicant or
Certified Respite Provider must have access to a working
telephone to make and receive phone calls. The
child or
young adult must have access to a phone and have the ability
to call their CASA, attorney, caseworker,
certified resource
parent, or parent or other caregiver if the
child or
young adult is being served in their home at any
time.
(e) The
respite
applicant or
Certified Respite Provider must consider
the age, special needs, and capabilities of the
child or
young adult being served in their home through an open child
welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the
care or custody of the
Department, and have necessary
safeguards to assure that:
(A) Swimming
pools, wading pools, ponds, hot tubs and play equipment are maintained to
assure safety, kept in working condition, equipped with sufficient safety
barriers or devices to prevent injury, and used by a
child or
young adult in
certified respite care with
appropriate supervision for the age and development of the
child or
young adult;
(B) Outdoor tools and equipment, machinery,
chemicals, flammables, and combustibles are stored in a safe manner;
(C) Animals are properly cared for and kept
in compliance with local ordinances;
(D) Access of a
child or
young adult being served in their home through an open child
welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the
care or custody of the
Department receiving care in the home
to potentially dangerous animals is restricted; and
(E) Potentially dangerous hunting and
sporting equipment are stored in a safe and secure manner inaccessible to a
child or
young adult being served in their
home through an open child welfare case or a
child or
young adult in the care or custody of the
Department receiving care in the home.