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NV Rev Stat § 424.094 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.094 - Licensing; fees.

  1. A licensing authority may license foster care agencies within its jurisdiction in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 424.093.  2. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a licensing authority licenses foster care agencies, a person shall not operate a foster care agency within the jurisdiction of the licensing authority or otherwise assist an agency which provides child welfare services in placing or in arranging the placement of any child in foster care until the foster care agency has obtained a license pursuant to NRS 424.095.  3. This section does not prohibit a parent or guardian of a child from placing or arranging the placement of, or assisting in placing or arranging the placement of, the child in foster care.  4. A licensing authority that licenses foster care agencies pursuant to this section may charge a fee of not more than $150 for the issuance of a provisional license, not more than $300 for the issuance of a license and not more than $150 for the renewal of a license. Any fee so charged must not exceed the actual cost incurred by the authority for providing or renewing the license.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1486)
NV Rev Stat § 424.095 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.095 - Application for license; period of licensure; renewal of license.

  1. An application for a license to operate a foster care agency must be in a form prescribed by the Division and submitted to the appropriate licensing authority. Such a license is effective for 2 years after the date of its issuance and may be renewed upon expiration.  2. An applicant must provide reasonable and satisfactory assurance to the licensing authority that the applicant will conform to the provisions of NRS 424.093 to 424.270, inclusive, and the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant thereto.  3. Upon application for renewal, the licensing authority may renew a license if the licensing authority determines that the licensee conforms to the provisions of NRS 424.093 to 424.270, inclusive, and the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant thereto.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1486; A 2013, 1451; 2017, 22)
NV Rev Stat § 424.096 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.096 - Notice of hearing regarding license; actions authorized after notice and hearing; procedure upon appeal to district court.

  1. After notice and hearing, a licensing authority may:  (a) Deny an application for a license to operate a foster care agency if the licensing authority determines that the applicant does not comply with the provisions of NRS 424.093 to 424.270, inclusive, and the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant thereto.  (b) Upon a finding of deficiency, require a foster care agency to prepare a plan of corrective action and, within 90 days or a shorter period prescribed by the licensing authority require the foster care agency to complete the plan of corrective action.  (c) Refuse to renew a license or may revoke a license if the licensing authority finds that the foster care agency has refused or failed to meet any of the established standards or has violated any of the regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 424.093.  2. A notice of the time and place of the hearing must be mailed to the last known address of the applicant or licensee at least 15 days before the date fixed for the hearing.  3. When an order of a licensing authority is appealed to the district court, the trial may be de novo.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1487; A 2013, 1452; 2017, 22)
NV Rev Stat § 424.097 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.097 - Licensed foster care agency authorized to provide certain assistance to agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court.

A licensed foster care agency may provide such assistance to an agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court as authorized by the agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court. Such services may include, without limitation:  1. Screening, recruiting and training of persons to provide family foster care, specialized foster care, independent living foster care and group foster care;  2. Case management services;  3. Referral services;  4. Supportive services for persons providing foster care to meet the needs of children in foster care;  5. Coordination of case plans and treatment plans; and  6. Services, or facilitating the provision of such services, to children placed in foster care.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 1487; A 2013, 1452)
NV Rev Stat § 424.099 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.099 - Organization of foster care agency; governing body; appointment of person to provide oversight; requirements when organized out of state.

  1. A foster care agency must:  (a) Be organized as a business entity that is registered with the Secretary of State and holds a valid state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS;  (b) Have a governing body, at least one member of which has knowledge of and experience in the programs and services offered by the foster care agency; and  (c) Operate under articles of incorporation.  2. The governing body of a foster care agency must have a written constitution or bylaws which prescribe the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the foster care agency and which must include, without limitation, provisions that:  (a) Define the qualifications for and types of membership on the governing body;  (b) Specify the process for selecting members of the governing body, the terms of office for the members and officers of the governing body and orientation for new members of the governing body;  (c) Specify how frequently the governing body must meet; and  (d) Specify prohibited conflicts of interest of members of the governing body and employees, volunteers and independent contractors of the foster care agency.  3. The governing body of a foster care agency shall appoint a person to provide oversight of the foster care agency who meets the qualifications described in NRS 424.115.  4. If the foster care agency is organized in another state, the governing body must meet at least once each year within this State or have a subcommittee whose members are residents of this State, one of whom is a member of the governing body, which is responsible to the governing body for ensuring that the foster care agency complies with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1434)
NV Rev Stat § 424.103 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.103 - Duties of governing body.

The governing body of a foster care agency must be responsible for:  1. Ensuring that the foster care agency is and remains fiscally sound;  2. Overseeing the management and operations of the programs and services offered by the foster care agency;  3. Ensuring that the foster care agency remains in compliance with the rules and policies of the governing body; and  4. Ensuring that the foster care agency complies with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1434)
NV Rev Stat § 424.107 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.107 - Submission of information concerning foster care agency to licensing authority or designee.

The governing body shall submit annually to the licensing authority or its designee:  1. The name, address, contact information, position held on the governing body and any other information required by the licensing authority of each member of the governing body;  2. A copy of the articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws of the foster care agency;  3. Evidence satisfactory to the licensing authority that the foster care agency has the ability to financially support and sustain its activities, which may include, without limitation, financial statements and budgets;  4. A report from an independent auditor of the complete financial information for the foster care agency for the immediately preceding fiscal year;  5. A statement of purpose; and  6. An organizational chart or other chart that sets forth the structure of the foster care agency which includes, without limitation, a job description for each position listed in the chart.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1435)
NV Rev Stat § 424.115 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.115 - Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency; employment of staff; qualifications of certain staff.

 1. The person appointed to provide oversight of a foster care agency by the governing body of the foster care agency pursuant to NRS 424.099 must have:  (a) A bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree from an accredited college or university; and  (b) At least 7 years of experience in an agency or program which provides social services, including at least 3 years of experience as an administrator, supervisor or consultant.  2. The person appointed to provide oversight of a foster care agency is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the foster care agency, including, without limitation, employing such staff as he or she deems necessary to provide administrative services and services to families and children. The staff may include, without limitation:  (a) Program supervisors who are responsible for the supervision of members of the staff and activities relating to foster care and for assisting in formulating and carrying out the policies and programs of the foster care agency. Each program supervisor must have a bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree from an accredited college or university and at least 3 years of experience in providing services to children and their families, including at least 1 year of experience as an administrator or supervisor.  (b) Caseworkers who support the operations of the foster care agency, including, without limitation, to work with children and families, perform home studies, support service plans for individualized cases and treatments, prepare and maintain records and coordinate services for children and families. Each caseworker must have:  (1) A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of social work or a field related to social work, which may include, without limitation, psychology, sociology, education or counseling; or  (2) A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field and at least 2 years of experience in providing services to children and their families.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1435)
NV Rev Stat § 424.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.125 - Volunteers: Acceptance; plan for selection, training, supervision and assignment.

  1. The foster care agency may accept volunteers to provide certain specified services for the foster care agency. The foster care agency shall not rely solely upon volunteers to provide any service.  2. If the foster care agency accepts volunteers pursuant to subsection 1, the foster care agency must have a written plan for the selection, training, supervision and assignment of volunteers, and each volunteer who performs an activity that would otherwise be performed by a member of the staff must meet the same qualifications that would be required for the member of the staff.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1436)
NV Rev Stat § 424.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.135 - Orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of staff; written policies and procedures for personnel, services and programs required; maintenance of personnel records.

  1. The foster care agency shall develop and carry out a written plan for the orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of members of the staff.  2. The orientation must include, without limitation, information on the policies and procedures of the foster care agency, goals for the programs and services of the foster care agency, the responsibilities of members of the staff and the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto that relate to licensing. The training must include, without limitation, any training required by the licensing authority and the training required by NRS 424.235. Each member of the staff must be evaluated at least once each year.  3. The foster care agency shall maintain comprehensive written policies and procedures for the personnel, services and programs of the foster care agency and make the policies and procedures readily available to the members of the staff and to the licensing authority.   4. The foster care agency shall maintain comprehensive records for personnel that, upon request, must be made available to the licensing authority.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1436; A 2017, 22)
NV Rev Stat § 424.155 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.155 - Person investigated to supply fingerprints; child abuse and neglect screening; exchange of information; report from Federal Bureau of Investigation; actions of licensing authority upon receipt of report.

  1. Each applicant for or holder of a license to conduct a foster care agency, and each owner, member of the governing body, employee, paid consultant, contractor, volunteer or vendor of that applicant or licensee who may come into direct contact with a child placed by the foster care agency, must submit to the licensing authority or its approved designee:  (a) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the licensing authority or its approved designee to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report to enable the licensing authority or its approved designee to conduct an investigation pursuant to NRS 424.145; and  (b) Written permission to conduct a child abuse and neglect screening.  2. For each person who submits the documentation required pursuant to subsection 1, the licensing authority or its approved designee shall conduct a child abuse and neglect screening of the person in every state in which the person has resided during the immediately preceding 5 years.  3. The licensing authority or its approved designee may exchange with the Central Repository or the Federal Bureau of Investigation any information respecting the fingerprints submitted.  4. When a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation is received by the Central Repository, it shall immediately forward a copy of the report to the licensing authority or its approved designee.  5. Upon receiving a report pursuant to this section, the licensing authority or its approved designee shall determine whether the person has been arrested for, has charges pending for or has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.145.  6. The licensing authority shall immediately inform the foster care agency whether an owner, member of the governing body, employee, paid consultant, contractor, volunteer or vendor of the foster care agency who may come into direct contact with a child placed by the foster care agency has been arrested for, has charges pending for or has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.145.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1437)
NV Rev Stat § 424.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.165 - Termination of person arrested for, charged with or convicted of certain crimes; correction of information.

  1. Upon receiving information from the licensing authority or its approved designee pursuant to NRS 424.155 or evidence from any other source that an owner, member of the governing body, employee, consultant, contractor, volunteer or vendor of a foster care agency who may come into direct contact with a child placed by the foster care agency has been arrested for, has charges pending for or has been convicted of a crime listed in NRS 424.145, the foster care agency shall terminate the employment, contract or volunteer activities of the person after allowing the person time to correct the information as required pursuant to subsection 2.  2. If a person believes that the information provided about him or her pursuant to subsection 1 is incorrect, the person must inform the foster care agency immediately. A foster care agency that is so informed shall give the person 30 days to correct the information.  3. During the period in which a person seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 2, it is within the discretion of the foster care agency whether to allow the person to continue to be associated with the foster care agency, except that the person must not have contact with a child in any foster home without supervision during any such period.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1438)
NV Rev Stat § 424.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.170 - Persons associated with foster care agency prohibited from engaging in certain activities with foster care agency.

A member of the governing body, employee, consultant, contractor, volunteer or vendor of a foster care agency may not:  1. Be a provider of foster care who has a contract with the foster care agency for the placement of children unless approved by the licensing authority; or  2. Be a biological parent of a child in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare services or of a child placed by a juvenile court in a foster home operated by the foster care agency.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1438)
NV Rev Stat § 424.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.180 - Annual report; contents.

  1. A foster care agency shall create and maintain an annual report concerning each program or service provided by the foster care agency.  2. The report must include, without limitation, a description of each program or service provided by the foster care agency, the goals for the program or service relating to family foster homes, specialized foster homes, independent living foster homes and group foster homes and information relating to any special populations of children served, including, without limitation, children who require special care for physical, mental or emotional issues or who were placed in a foster home by a juvenile court.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1439)
NV Rev Stat § 424.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.190 - Recruitment of potential foster homes by foster care agency; training of providers of foster homes.

  1. A foster care agency may identify potential foster homes and encourage a potential foster home to apply to the licensing authority for a license to conduct a foster home.  2. A foster care agency shall ensure that each person with whom it contracts as a provider of foster care receives any training required by the provisions of this chapter or by the licensing authority, including, without limitation, specific training to meet the needs of a population that requires specific services.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1439)
NV Rev Stat § 424.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.200 - Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes; fair and impartial investigation of such homes; licensing authority to review applications of foster homes and provide necessary training.

  1. A foster care agency shall coordinate the submission of applications for the licensing of prospective foster homes with the licensing authority.  2. A foster care agency shall conduct a fair and impartial investigation of the home and standards of care for each prospective foster home.  3. Upon receiving a completed application for a prospective foster home from a foster care agency, the licensing authority must review the qualifications of the prospective foster home to be licensed pursuant to NRS 424.030.  4. The licensing authority may provide any training it determines to be necessary to a foster care agency for the foster care agency to fulfill the provisions of this section.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1439)
NV Rev Stat § 424.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children|NRS 424.205 - Contract between foster care agency and provider of foster care required in certain circumstances; contents.

 1. A foster care agency may not assist an agency which provides child welfare services or a juvenile court in the placement of a child in foster care unless a contract exists between the foster care agency and the provider of foster care for the placement of children. Such a contract must include, without limitation, provisions that:  (a) Allow the provider of foster care to change its affiliation with the foster care agency or to terminate its affiliation with the foster care agency and become affiliated with a different foster care agency.   (b) Specify the type of foster home and related services that the provider of foster care will provide on behalf of the foster care agency, including, without limitation, the services that each party agrees to provide for foster children, biological families and foster families.  (c) Specify the financial responsibilities of each party, including, without limitation, payment for both foster care and for any other expenses or services rendered, including, without limitation, providing clothing for children in its care.  (d) Waive the right of the provider of foster care to confidentiality relating to any investigations for licensing or child protective services and allow the agency which provides child welfare services and the licensing authority to share any related information about an investigation with the foster care agency after the investigation is completed.  (e) State how emergencies which occur during and outside regular business hours will be handled.  (f) Require arrangements to be made for foster children to have visitation with their biological families.  (g) Describe expectations which ensure that children will receive appropriate medical, dental, mental health, psychological and psychiatric treatment, including, without limitation, how transportation will be provided.  (h) Require the provider of foster care to adhere to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto relating to licensing.  (i) State that the parties agree that the licensing authority maintains the responsibility to protect the best interests of each child, which may include removing a child from the placement with the provider of foster care if the licensing authority determines that removal is in the best interests of the child.  (j) Include the acknowledgment by the parties of any provisions determined to be appropriate by the licensing authority.  2. The foster care agency, upon request, shall make each such contract available to the licensing authority within a reasonable period after receiving its request.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1439)