37.51.602    YOUTH FOSTER HOMES: REPORTS OF CHANGE IN COMPOSITION OF FOSTER HOME

(1) Foster parents shall notify the department licensing worker or supervisor or the licensed child placing agency's licensing worker under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates, within 48 hours of:

(a) a death of a spouse or a child in the foster family;

(b) a marital separation or divorce of the foster parents;

(c) an adoption of a child who has not been living with the foster parents for at least one year;

(d) the birth of a child to the foster parents; or

(e) loss of employment by one of the foster parents.

(2) At least 30 days prior to moving, foster parents shall report a planned change of residence to the department licensing worker or supervisor or to the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates. The licensing worker assigned to the family will evaluate the new residence for compliance as soon as possible but not more than ten working days after the move to the new residence.

(3) Foster parents shall provide notice to the department licensing worker or supervisor or the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates:

(a) within one working day of any changes in household composition; and

(b) within 30 days of a change in employment.

(4) If a foster parent is unwilling or unable to care for a child who is placed in the foster parent's care, the foster home shall notify the child's placing worker or their supervisor immediately. The foster parent is not authorized to make arrangements for care of the child, except for respite care.

(5) A foster parent may not accept placement of any child, including foreign exchange students, Bureau of Indian Affairs placement, or tribal placement into the household without prior notice to, and prior approval by, the department or the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates.

 

History: 52-1-103, 52-2-111, 52-2-601, 52-2-621, 52-2-622, MCA; IMP, 52-1-103, 52-2-111, 52-2-601, 52-2-621, 52-2-622, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 1395, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1390, Eff. 6/8/24.