Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R501 - Human Services Program Licensing
Rule R501-12 - Foster Care Services
Section R501-12-13 - Foster Child's Rights in Foster Care

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 501-12-13

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The foster parent may not violate a foster child's right to:

(a) eat nutritious meals with the family;

(b) eat the same food as the family, except when the foster child is provided with alternative food ordered by the foster child's physician;

(c) participate in family and school activities;

(d) privacy, including maintaining the confidentiality of information about the foster child and not retaining copies of the foster child's records once the foster child is no longer placed in the home;

(e) be informed of the foster child's responsibilities, including household tasks, privileges, and rules of conduct;

(f) be protected from discrimination;

(g) be protected from harm or acts of violence, including protection from physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional abuse, neglect, maltreatment, exploitation including source funding, or inhumane treatment;

(h) be treated with courtesy and dignity, including reasonable personal privacy and self-expression and not provided temporary items including garbage bags for collecting or transporting belongings;

(i) communicate with and visit the foster child's family, attorney, physician, and clergy, except as restricted by court order;

(j) have clean clothes and personal hygiene needs met;

(k) participate in their own cultural traditions;

(l) receive prompt medical care when sick or injured; and

(m) be free from media content that is likely harmful considering the foster child's age, behavior, needs, developmental level, and past experiences.

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