§6 ch3: Resource Family Assessment and Licensing Process
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3.4 Dual Licensing
NOTE: This apples to child care-foster family home.
The Children Services Worker will decide to pursue licensure of child care home as a foster care provider.
Meet with child care licensing staff to discuss impact on child care and foster care children in each individual situation in order to assure that dual licensing will not adversely affect either program. (Responsibility for initiating this discussion rests with the licensing program of last inquiry/application.)
Refer request for study to appropriate worker or proceed with licensing study.
Complete Vendor Application screen in FACES, using same Departmental Vendor Number (DVN) as on the DC-36.
Open separate foster family licensing record including the following:
- Copy of child care assessment;
- Copy of reference responses;
- Copy of medical forms; and
- Copy of criminal records check.
- Copy of the Family Care Safety Registry report.
- Documentation of CaseNet review.
Record additional data in licensing record to indicate compliance with Division foster home licensing rules.
NOTE: For combined foster home/licensed child care provider, no foster child under the age of seven may be placed in that home, with the exception of those in a sibling group.
Evaluate with child care licensing staff the need for any special limitations on the number or ages of children for whom foster care may be provided.
Make recommendation and obtain family’s signature on assessment, indicating agreement. Provide them with a copy.
Approve, update, Vendor Licensure/Approval and Renewal screen in FACES; complete CW-203, and obtain signed "Cooperative Agreement for the Purchase of Foster Care Services" (requires annual signature).
Recommend issuance of foster home license to child care home for up to two year period (reflect any special limitations on the number or ages of children for whom care may be provided on the respective license, and in the licensing letter sent the provider), or
Recommend denial using CS-20 through supervisory line to Division Director, including justification for decision.
Receive confirmation from Division Director of agreement with denial decision.
The Division Director or designee will send notification by registered letter of action and right to grievance process, if denial recommendation upheld.
The Children Services Worker will record activities, close Vendor Licensure/Approval and Renewal screen in FACES, close record, if rejected applicant selects not to file for grievance process.
DMH-CD Foster Family Home
Decide to pursue dual licensure based upon individual assessment of provider’s capabilities and respective needs of CD foster child needing placement in such a resource.
Proceed with licensing study in same manner as generally outlined above, disregarding "age seven" restrictions.
NOTE: The combined number of children in such a dual licensed home may not exceed six (6), as required by CD rules.
Any Other Agency-CD Foster Family Home Combination
Decide to pursue dual licensure based upon individual assessment of provider’s capabilities and respective needs of CD foster child needing placement in such a resource.
Proceed with licensing study in same manner as generally outlined above.