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 121. (1) A foster care licensee shall not permit a person to receive a child for the purposes of providing foster care under the authority of the licensee’s licence unless,   (a) the licensee or a person designated by the licensee has approved the person as a foster parent on the basis of an assessment described in this section of the proposed foster parent and the proposed foster home; (b) the results of the last assessment of the foster parent or parents and the foster home under section 123, if any, indicated that the foster parent or parents and foster home remain suitable to receive a child for the purposes of providing foster care; (c) any training required for approval as a foster parent has been completed, where such training is required by a directive made by the Minister under section 252 of the Act with respect to the matter prescribed by paragraph 2 of section 115 of Ontario Regulation 155/18 (General Matters under the Authority of the Lieutenant Governor in Council) made under the Act; (d) the licensee or a person designated by the licensee has developed a foster parent learning plan for the foster parent under section 120.1; and (e) the foster parent has a valid certification in standard first aid, including infant and child CPR, issued by a training agency approved by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (1); O. Reg. 350/22, s. 22 (1). (2) For the purposes of preparing an assessment, the licensee or the person designated by the licensee shall, (a) conduct at least one interview with each proposed foster parent in the proposed foster home and, in the case of two proposed foster parents, also conduct an interview together with both proposed foster parents in the proposed foster home; (b) meet with all other persons living in the home of the proposed foster parent or parents; (c) receive three references, in the case of a single proposed foster parent or five references, in the case of two proposed foster parents, respecting the suitability of the proposed foster parent or parents to provide foster care; (d) contact the references referred to in clause (c) and make a record of their comments regarding the suitability of the proposed foster parent or parents to provide foster care; (e) obtain a written statement from a physician, an individual approved by the local medical officer of health or a registered nurse in the extended class regarding the general health and specific illnesses or disabilities of the proposed foster parent or parents and any other individual who lives in the proposed foster home and whether or not they might interfere with the provision of foster care; and (f) visit the home of the proposed foster parent or parents to determine whether or not it is suitable for placement of a foster child. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (2). (3) For the purposes of clause (2) (c), a proposed foster parent cannot be their own reference and, in the case of two proposed foster parents, neither of the proposed foster parents can be a reference for the other proposed foster parent. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (3). (4) The licensee or person designated by the licensee shall, during a home visit described in clause (2) (f), (a) conduct an assessment of, (i) the common living areas of the home, (ii) the proposed sleeping area for a foster child, (iii) the grounds surrounding the home, and (iv) the play space used by the children in the proposed foster home; and (b) take note of the recreational areas within walking distance of the foster home. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (4). (5) The licensee or person designated by the licensee shall record the details of a home visit, the location of the home and the date and time of the visit. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (5). (6) After satisfying the requirements described in subsections (2) to (5), the licensee or person designated by the licensee shall, (a) prepare a written assessment respecting the suitability of the proposed foster parent or parents to provide foster care and the suitability of their home as a foster home; (b) on the basis of the assessment, determine whether or not to approve the proposed foster parent or parents; and (c) within five business days after determining whether or not to approve the proposed foster parent or parents, meet with the proposed foster parent or parents in order to communicate the results of the assessment. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (6). (7) For the purposes of clause (6) (b), the licensee or a person designated by the licensee shall not approve a foster parent or parents to provide foster care unless their home, (a) has designated spaces for living, dining, food preparation and storage and separate rooms for sleeping and bathing; (b) has regular sleeping accommodation for a foster child that meets the requirements set out in subsection (8), subject to subsection (9); (c) is equipped with a means of maintaining a supply of heat to habitable rooms; (d) is maintained in a manner that supports the safety and well-being of children, including that the home and its grounds are safe and clean and that any materials, equipment or furnishings located on the premises are clean and in good working order; and (e) if there is a swimming pool on the grounds of the home, complies with all applicable by-laws and public health requirements respecting the pool. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (7). (8) The following are the requirements referred to in clause (7) (b): 1. Any room to be used as sleeping accommodation must have a window. 2. Any room to be used as sleeping accommodation must not be located in a building detached from the rest of the foster home, in an unfinished attic or basement or in a stairway or hall. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (8). (9) A Director may, in writing, approve an arrangement other than an arrangement required by subsection (8). O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (9). (10) If the proposed foster parent or parents have been approved to provide foster care under subsection (6), the licensee or person designated by the licensee shall sign the completed assessment required by clause (6) (a) and ensure that the completed assessment is also signed by the proposed foster parent or parents. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 121 (10); O. Reg. 350/22, s. 22 (2). (11) The licensee shall ensure that a foster parent who has been approved to provide foster care under subsection (6) continues to hold at all times a valid certification in standard first aid, including infant and child CPR, issued by a training agency recognized by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 22 (3).