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 119. (1) A foster care licensee shall develop procedures for the selection, development and management of the foster homes used by the licensee to provide residential care. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 119 (1). (2) A foster care licensee shall maintain written policies and procedures for the foster homes used by the licensee to provide residential care respecting, (a) the admission and discharge of children to and from the foster home; (b) closing a foster home, including a requirement that the licensee offer to have an interview with the foster parent or parents regarding the closure of the home; (c) the manner in which planning for the care provided to children placed in the foster home is carried out and the manner in which the care is monitored and evaluated; (c.1) the development and review of foster parent learning plans; (d) how children’s files are maintained; (e) methods of discipline and intervention that may be used and may not be used in the home; (f) a child’s parent’s interaction with the child; (g) the provision of temporary and planned relief care to the children receiving foster care in the foster home by a person who is not a foster parent, including on an emergency basis; (h) emergency situations; (h.1) how children who have been placed in the foster home are encouraged to participate in community activities; (i) the articles prohibited by the licensee for the purposes of subsection 10 (3) of the Act; (j) the expression of concerns or complaints by children placed in the foster home; (j.1) the manner of informing foster parents, persons employed by the licensee and children placed in the foster home of the rights of children under Part II of the Act; (k) the responsibilities and obligations of the parents of the child, the foster parent or parents and persons assigned by the licensee to supervise and support the foster parent or parents with respect to the provision of health care to children placed in the foster home, including, (i) the administration of prescription medication, (ii) situations that may require hospitalization, medical or surgical treatment or emergency medical care, and (iii) an assessment of the health, vision, dental and hearing condition of the children at least once every 13 months; (l) expectations and timeframes for the licensee’s response to any inquiry from a foster parent; (m) the manner in which a foster child is supported in relation to any work done and money earned by the foster child both inside and outside of the foster home; and (n) situations in which the policies and procedures under this section or the requirements of section 4 of the Act are not complied with. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 119 (2), 145; O. Reg. 350/22, s. 19 (1, 2). (3) For greater certainty, the reference to methods of discipline and intervention in clause (2) (e) does not include the use of physical restraint, mechanical restraint or secure de-escalation. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 119 (3). (4) Any timeframe in a policy or procedure referred to in clause (2) (l) shall not exceed three business days. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 119 (4). (5) A copy of the policies and procedures shall be kept in the foster home in a place that is accessible to each foster parent and to persons assigned by the licensee to supervise and support the foster parent or parents. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 119 (5). (6) The foster care licensee shall ensure that the policies and procedures are consistent with any applicable requirements of the Act and its regulation or any other applicable law. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 19 (3). (7) The foster care licensee shall ensure that persons to whom the policies and procedures apply comply with the policies and procedures, including all persons providing direct care and supervision to residents on behalf of the licensee. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 19 (3).