Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-9 - OFFICE OF REGULATORY SERVICES › Subject 290-9-2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Rule 290-9-2-.09 - How to Apply for/Renew a License

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1) Applicant Responsibilities. All Agencies
				applying for a license must attend training conducted by the Department's
				Residential Child Care Licensing Unit prior to submitting an application for an
				initial license.
* Indicates those items that must be submitted for
				  application for renewal of either a temporary or continuing license.
				  Non-asterisked items need not be submitted with an application for renewal. All
				  items must be submitted with application for initial license.
(a) * All applications for license or renewal
				of license shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department. Both the
				Director and the board chairperson, if applicable, must verify the application
				for the Agency.
(b) The following
				information shall be submitted with the completed application forms:
1. Certified copy of the Agency's current
				Articles of Incorporation, if applicable;
2. Certified copy of the current Agency
				by-laws, if applicable;
3. * A list
				of the names and addresses of the current members of the Board of Directors and
				a letter of acceptance from each, if applicable;
4. * A list of the professional staff
				including their education and experience;
5. * The Agency plan for financing including
				an itemized budget, base for and schedule of fees;
6. Copy of the Agency's personnel
				policies.
7. Outline of the
				Agency's proposed program including but not limited to specific geographic area
				and clients to be served.
8.
				Documentation of need:
(i) Written
				communications from community leaders in the field of child welfare indicating
				a need for the services proposed by the applicant, or
(ii) Recent research data establishing a need
				for the service proposed, and
(iii)
				Evidence that the services will be used by referral sources.
9. The Agency's manual of
				operating procedures; * and
10. *
				Full written disclosure of the following as applies to the applicant Agency,
				its Director, and any affiliates of the Agency and their child placement
				activities in this and other jurisdictions:
(i) The status of all child-placing license
				applications submitted or licenses issued whether denied, pending, active,
				revoked, suspended or voluntarily surrendered; and
(ii) Any current or previous judicial or
				administrative action against the above listed persons or entities, along with
				the disposition of the case.
(c) * An application for renewal of license
				shall be submitted by the Agency as requested by the Department prior to the
				periodic review of the Agency. A listing of identifying information for all
				children accepted for service or placement shall be available for review
				on-site at the time of renewal.
(d)
				When there is a change in ownership or substantial change in the Agency Board
				membership (50% or greater), other than changes required for systematic
				rotation, the Agency must notify the Department's Residential Child Care
				Licensing Unit in writing. The Department may, at its discretion, require that
				a new application be submitted by the Agency under these
				circumstances.
(e) Posting of
				License. The issued license shall be posted near the entrance to the Agency
				office or in a part of the Agency office that is open to view by the
				public.