Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) You must provide foster parents with a
written copy of the following statement that lists the rights and
responsibilities of foster parents and the child-placing agency:
(1) Foster parents have the right to be
treated with dignity, respect, and consideration as a member of the service
planning team;
(2) Foster parents
have the right and responsibility to participate in service planning and
implementation of the service plan;
(3) Foster parents have the right and
responsibility to obtain training that will assist them in meeting the needs of
children placed in their home;
(4)
The child-placing agency has a responsibility to assist foster parents in
identifying training that will enhance the foster parents ability to meet the
needs of children placed in their home;
(5) Foster parents and the child-placing
agency have the responsibility to communicate with each other in a timely and
effective manner;
(6) Foster
parents have the right to be reimbursed for care of the children placed in
their home in a timely manner and according to the child-placing agency's
policy;
(7) The child-placing
agency has the responsibility to provide relevant information about a child to
foster parents when placing or considering placing the child;
(8) Foster parents have the right and
responsibility to obtain information and ask questions about children the
child-placing agency would like to place in their home, including requesting a
pre-placement visit;
(9) Foster
parents have the right to know how much discretion they have in declining
specific placements without fear of negative repercussions;
(10) The child-placing agency has the
responsibility to provide support to all of their foster parents and inform
them of any services available to foster parents;
(11) Foster parents have the responsibility
to report to the child-placing agency and Licensing information as required by
the child-placing agency's policies and this chapter;
(12) Foster parents have the right to appeal
child-placing agency actions and decisions that affect them and to know the
procedures for making an appeal;
(13) Foster parents have the responsibility
to comply with this chapter as applicable;
(14) The child-placing agency has the
responsibility to provide foster parents with support, training, and oversight
in order to ensure the foster parents are in compliance, as applicable, with
this chapter; and
(15) Foster
parents have the right to review their foster home record maintained by the
child-placing agency.
(b) You and the foster parents must sign a
copy of the statement at the time you verify the home.
(c) The foster home must have a copy of the
signed statement.
(d) You must file
a copy of the signed statement in the foster home record maintained by the
child-placing agency.
(e) At the
time you verify the home, you must also provide foster parents with a written
copy of your policies relating to § 749.121 of Title 40 (relating to What
policies must I develop concerning the rights and responsibilities of the
child-placing agency and the foster parents?).
