Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 402 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR FOSTER FAMILY HOMES › Section 402.8 - General Requirements for the Foster Home

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The foster home shall be clean, well
				ventilated, free from observable hazards, properly lighted, heated and cooled,
				and free of fire hazards.
b) The
				foster home may not use or have on the premises any unsafe children's product
				as described in the Children's Product Safety Act [430 ILCS 125] and 89 Ill.
				Adm. Code 386 (Children's Product Safety).
c) A foster home shall have a kitchen,
				including, but not limited to, properly operating appliances (at a minimum,
				stove, oven, refrigerator and sink).
d) A foster home shall have a bathroom with
				properly operating toilet, sink and shower or tub.
e) The operation of a commercial rooming or
				boarding house on the premises is not permitted.
f) The water supply of the foster family home
				shall comply with the requirements of the local and State health departments.
				If the foster family home accepts children under age ten or who are
				developmentally disabled, the maximum hot water temperature from all showers
				and bathtubs shall be no more than 115° Fahrenheit. If well water is used,
				a copy of the Inspection Report and Compliance with Regulations shall be on
				file with the supervising agency.
g) The applicant or licensee shall maintain
				the home, premises, and all structures on the premises in a safe and sanitary
				condition, including proper trash disposal and recycling when
				available.
h) Water Hazards
				Protection
Swimming pools, hot tubs and spas shall meet all State, tribal
				and/or local safety requirements.
1)
				All in-ground swimming pools located in areas accessible to children shall be
				fenced. The fence shall be at least 5 feet in height and secured by a locked
				gate.
2) All above-ground pools
				shall have non-climbable sidewalls that are at least 4 feet high or shall be
				enclosed with a 5-foot fence that is at least 36 inches away from the pool's
				side wall and secured with a locked gate. When the pool is not in use, pool's
				steps shall be removed or the pool shall be otherwise protected to insure the
				pool cannot be accessed.
3) Any
				swimming pool shall be equipped with devices that are manufactured and labeled
				as life saving devices and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for sale as life
				saving devices.
4) A swimming pool
				shall have a working pump and filtering system when the pool cannot be emptied
				after each use.
5) Any hot tub not
				enclosed with a 5-foot fence shall have a securely locked cover.
6) Any portable wading pool not enclosed with
				a 5-foot fence shall be emptied daily.
7) Licensees in foster family homes with
				pools, hot tubs, ponds, outdoor fountains, decorative water ponds, fishponds,
				or the like must have current CPR certification.
8) Foster homes shall come into compliance
				with the above water hazard requirements by January 1, 2010. Foster homes that
				have a license or a permit on January 1, 2009 and have had a fence with a
				minimum height of 31/2 foot shall be considered in compliance with the fence
				requirement.