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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-132 - Assessment of foster or prospective adoptive parents and members of the household

Current through July 10, 2024
The department and each child placing agency shall conduct an
				  assessment of any applicant for a foster family or prospective adoptive family
				  license or for the renewal of such a license. Such assessment shall include the
				  applicant as well as all members of the applicant's household. The assessment
				  shall determine the ability of the applicant to comply with the requirements of
				  sections
				  17a-145-130 through
				  17a-145-160,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such assessment
				  shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the physical condition of the
				  home, the health of the applicant and other members of the household, and the
				  ability of the applicant to provide an environment that will advance the
				  physical, mental, emotional educational and societal development of each foster
				  or adoptive child who may be placed in such home. In the case of a foster
				  family the assessment shall also determine the ability of the foster family or
				  applicant to work with the department to pursue the child's treatment plan
				  including reunification with the biological family.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-133 - Issuance of license or granting of approval. Not transferable or assignable

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A license to
				care for or board a child shall be issued by the department only to the foster
				family or prospective adoptive family for which application is made and only
				for the address shown on the application and shall not be transferable or
				assignable. Foster families or prospective adoptive families approved through a
				licensed child placing agency shall be granted such approval by a licensed
				child placing agency only to the foster family or prospective adoptive family
				for which application is made and only for the address shown on the application
				and shall not be transferable or assignable.
(b) No foster or prospective adoptive home
				shall possesses more than one (1) license or approval for adoption or other
				form of out of home care either through the department, an entity licensed by
				the department or licensed or otherwise approved through any other
				entity.
(c) In the case that there
				are changes to any member of the household or dwelling structure, the
				department or child placing agency may require a new assessment of the foster
				or prospective adoptive family. Such assessment shall result in the issuance of
				a new license or approval or the initiation of action to revoke such license or
				approval.
(d) A foster care license
				or approval is not an entitlement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-134 - Access to license or documentation of approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Each foster family or prospective adoptive family to which a
				  license has been granted by the commissioner for the care of a child shall keep
				  such license at the residence and shall make such license available to the
				  commissioner or his designee upon request. Foster families or prospective
				  adoptive families approved through a child placing agency shall keep a letter
				  or other form of documentation from such agency proving they are approved and
				  shall make such letter or documentation available to the child placing agency,
				  commissioner or his designee upon request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-135 - Access of commissioner or child placing agency to premises

Current through July 10, 2024
Each foster family or prospective adoptive family shall grant
				  the commissioner or his designee or child placing agency access to the child,
				  premises and documents related to the child at any reasonable time as deemed
				  necessary with respect to non-emergency child related issues. In emergency
				  circumstances unrestricted access shall be granted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-136 - Interstate placement of children

Current through July 10, 2024
Each child placing agency, foster family or prospective
				  adoptive family shall comply with state statutes and regulations regarding the
				  interstate placement of children prior to accepting placement of a child from
				  out of state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-137 - Physical requirements of foster and prospective adoptive homes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Dwelling and furnishings shall be clean
				and comfortable and in good repair.
(b) State and local fire codes shall be
				observed by all foster families and prospective adoptive families. A
				determination of reasonable fire safety shall be established for all foster
				families or prospective adoptive families. In the event of a disagreement
				between the department and a foster family or prospective adoptive family
				regarding fire safety issues, the final determination shall be vested in the
				local fire marshal.
(c) The home
				and grounds shall be reasonably free from anything that constitutes a hazard to
				children including, but not limited to:
1)
				Any peeling paint inside or outside of the house which is accessible to the
				children shall be determined to be non-toxic in compliance with requirements of
				the department of public health;
2)
				equipment used by the children shall not be painted or covered by any material
				which is poisonous;
3) all swimming
				pools shall comply with state and local regulations; and
4) medicines and toxic and flammable
				materials shall be kept out of the reach of children.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-138 - Telephone

Current through July 10, 2024
All foster and prospective adoptive homes shall have a
				  working telephone with emergency numbers posted in an easily visible location.
				  The department or child placing agency shall be notified within one (1)
				  business day of any change in the home's telephone number or telephone
				  status.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-139 - Children's bedroom, clothing and privacy

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
(1) Each bedroom shall be enclosed on all
				sides, with a window and a door that leads into a hallway or other common
				living area.
(2) Each bedroom shall
				have at least two approved means of exit capable of providing for escape in the
				event of fire or disaster
(3)
				Bedrooms for children shall be used for sleeping purposes and customary
				childrens' activities only. The child's bedroom shall not be used for general
				purposes of other members of the family.
(4) Children under the age of five placed in
				foster families and prospective adoptive families shall sleep on the same floor
				and in close proximity to foster or prospective adoptive parents or a
				responsible adult.
(5) A separate
				bed shall be provided for each child except that siblings of the same sex may
				sleep together in a double sized or larger bed with the approval of the
				commissioner or his designee.
(6)
				No child three years of age or older shall be permitted to share a bedroom with
				another child of the opposite sex or a same sex child of disparate age. No
				child over the age of one shall share a room with an adult without the
				permission of the commissioner or his designee.
(7) No more than four (4) children including
				the foster or prospective adoptive parents own children shall sleep in the same
				room without the permission of the commissioner or his designee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-140 - Food and water

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All food for
				human consumption, food storage and preparation, personal cleanliness and
				general care of the home shall meet generally accepted health
				standards.
(b) No non-pasteurized
				milk products shall be provided by, or with the approval or knowledge of, a
				foster family or prospective adoptive family to any child in care.
(c) The water supply shall be safe and
				adequate to meet the needs of the household. If the home is not served by a
				public water supply, the water shall be analyzed and approved by the state or
				local department of health or by a private water testing laboratory approved by
				the department of public health and addiction services at the time of initial
				licensure or approval and at any subsequent time the department or child
				placing agency deems such testing necessary.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-141 - Firearms and weapons

Current through July 10, 2024
Firearms or other types of dangerous weapons are discouraged
				  in foster and prospective adoptive homes. The department or child placing
				  agency shall be notified by any foster or prospective adoptive parents if they
				  or a resident in their home possess, prior to licensure or approval or obtained
				  subsequent to licensure or approval, a firearm or other type of dangerous
				  weapon. A foster or prospective adoptive parents shall ensure that:
(1) Firearms and ammunition shall each be
				locked in separate places inaccessible to all children; firearms;
(2) whenever practicable, firearms are
				equipped with a trigger guard lock;
(3) other types of dangerous weapons shall be
				unstrung or unloaded and shall be stored in locked containers out of the reach
				of children; and,
(4) keys to the
				locked storage area of firearms, other types of dangerous weapons, trigger
				guards, and ammunition shall be kept in the secure possession of an adult or
				reasonably secure from children.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-142 - Animals

Current through July 10, 2024
All animals in the foster family or prospective adoptive
				  family shall be kept in a safe and sanitary manner and shall be in compliance
				  with all statutes and regulations regarding vaccination, and generally accepted
				  veterinary care.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-143 - Health standards for of foster or prospective adoptive parents and members of the household

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The health of
				persons living in the foster or prospective adoptive family shall not present a
				hazard to the children. Prior to licensure or approval applicants to become a
				foster family or prospective adoptive family shall supply a statement from a
				physician on such forms as approved by the commissioner or child placing agency
				that within the previous twelve (12) months:
(1) Each person living in the home has had a
				physical examination and has been found to be in good health or that specified
				members of the family are receiving all necessary continuing medical care and
				are free of communicable disease; and
(2) the parents have been determined to be
				physically and mentally able to provide care to children.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-144 - Character standards for foster or prospective adoptive parents and members of the household

Current through July 10, 2024
Foster and prospective adoptive parents and others members of
				  the household shall be of good character, habits and
				  reputation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-145 - Change in licensed conditions

Current through July 10, 2024
Foster and prospective adoptive parents shall notify the
				  department or child placing agency, in writing, prior to or not later than one
				  (1) business day following any change in circumstance or member of the
				  household which alters the statement of fact made in the application for
				  licensure or approval or which effect the ability of the foster or prospective
				  adoptive parent to provide on-going care of the child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-146 - Reporting of the injury, illness, death, fire or absence of a child from placement

Current through July 10, 2024
Foster and prospective adoptive parents shall report to the
				  department or child placing agency, by telephone, within six (6) hours any
				  serious injury, serious illness or death of a child, any fire in the home or
				  any unauthorized absence of a child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-147 - Financial condition of the foster or prospective adoptive parent

Current through July 10, 2024
Foster and prospective adoptive parents shall have an income
				  sufficient to meet the needs of their family. Money received on behalf of the
				  child shall be expended for the care of the child.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-148 - Substitute child care

Current through July 10, 2024
When all adults in a foster home or prospective adoptive home
				  are employed or otherwise occupied in substantial amount of time away from the
				  foster home or prospective adoptive home, the plans for care and supervision of
				  the child shall be provided by a competent individual and approved in advance
				  by the commissioner or his designee.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-149 - Cooperation with the department's treatment plan

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Foster parents shall comply with the treatment plan for the child and work
				cooperatively with the department or child placing agency in all matters
				pertaining to the child's welfare.
(b) Foster parents shall accept, cooperate
				with and support arrangements made for the child to have contact including
				visits and correspondence with the child's biological family in keeping with
				the frequency indicated by the treatment plan. Visits between children and
				biological parents shall take place in the foster home unless it is deemed not
				to be in the best interest of the child or foster family. Foster parents shall
				be active participants in reunification of the child with the child's
				biological family.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-150 - Limitation on the number of licenses or approvals allowed

Current through July 10, 2024
A foster or prospective adoptive family shall be approved
				  only by a child placing agency. No foster or prospective adoptive home shall
				  possess more than one (1) license or approval for adoption or other form of out
				  of home care either through the department, an entity licensed by the
				  department or licensed or otherwise approved through any other entity. No
				  foster or prospective adoptive family shall hold dual licensure or approval. No
				  licensed or approved foster or prospective adoptive family shall accept, on a
				  private basis, another child for placement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-151 - General requirements of foster and prospective adoptive parents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Foster and prospective adoptive parents
				shall be physically, intellectually and emotionally capable of providing care,
				guidance and supervision of the child including:
(1) Insuring routine medical care, scheduling
				and transportation;
(2) obtaining
				and following instructions from the child's medical provider if medication or
				treatment are to be administered by the foster or prospective adoptive parents.
				Any medications provided shall be clearly labeled and kept out of the reach of
				children;
(3) establishing plans to
				respond to illness and emergencies, including serious injuries and the
				ingestion of poison, with appropriate first aid supplies available in the home
				out of reach of the children;
(4)
				maintaining all documentation as required by the department;
(5) providing for the child's physical needs
				including adequate hygiene, nutritional meals and snacks prepared in a safe and
				sanitary manner, readily available drinking water, a balanced schedule of rest,
				active play, indoor and outdoor activity appropriate to the age of the child in
				care;
(6) promoting the social,
				intellectual, emotional, and physical development of each child by providing
				activities that meet these needs or special needs if such exist;
(7) assuring adequate opportunity for
				cultural, and educational activities in the family and in the community.
				Children who do not share the same language, as their caretaker shall be
				provided with opportunities to practice their native language as they become
				bilingual or multi-lingual;
(8)
				assuring an environment of tolerance and sensitivity to a child's religion
				through providing adequate opportunity for religious training and participation
				appropriate to the child's religious denomination, and not requiring any child
				to participate in religious practices contrary to the child's
				beliefs;
(9) providing emotional
				support and an environment that meets the child's ethnic and cultural
				needs;
(10) assuring the child's
				participation in an approved education program, including regular school
				attendance. The foster or prospective adoptive parents shall cooperate with the
				proper authorities in relation to the child's educational needs;
(11) guiding the child in the acquisition of
				daily living skills including the assigning of daily chores to the child on the
				basis of the child's abilities and developmental level; and
(12) providing infants and toddlers with
				ample opportunity for freedom of movement each day outside of a crib or
				playpen, infants are to be held for all bottle feedings, as well as at other
				times, for attention and verbal communication.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-152 - Criminal history; pending criminal actions; history of child abuse or neglect

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The granting of
				a license or approval shall be denied if any member of the household of a
				foster family or prospective adoptive family:
(1) Has been convicted of injury or risk of
				injury to minor or other similar offenses against a minor
(2) has been convicted of impairing the
				morals of a minor or other similar offenses against a minor;
(3) has been convicted of violent crime
				against a person or other similar offenses;
(4) has been convicted of the possession,
				use, or sale of controlled substances within the past five (5) years;
(5) has been convicted of illegal use of a
				firearm or other similar offenses;
(6) has ever had an allegation of child abuse
				or neglect substantiated; or
(7)
				has had a minor removed from their care because of child abuse or
				neglect.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-153 - Achieving compliance with regulatory requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In the event that a foster family is
				found to be in non-compliance with any statutes or regulations the department
				shall identify in writing within twenty (20) business days of the determination
				of non-compliance the sections of the statutes or regulations in which such
				person is not in compliance.
(b)
				The foster family shall be given twenty (20) business days to show compliance
				with the statutes or regulations. When such person cannot demonstrate
				compliance within twenty (20) business days the commissioner or his designee
				may provide such person the opportunity to submit a written plan to the
				department outlining steps which will be taken to achieve compliance.
(c) Upon approval by the commissioner or his
				designee of a written plan to achieve compliance with all relevant statutes and
				regulations a foster family may be issued a provisional license. Each
				provisional license may be in force for up to a period of up to sixty (60) days
				per license. Additional provisional licenses may be issued for additional
				periods of up to sixty (60) days if adequate progress towards compliance as
				outlined in the written plan is being demonstrated. The total period for which
				a foster family may be issued provisional licenses shall not exceed one (1)
				year.
(d) In accordance with
				section
				17a-151
				of the Connecticut General Statutes a provisional license or a provisional
				approval may be revoked, suspended, denied or its renewal refused if the foster
				family does not supply a satisfactory plan for achieving compliance with all
				relevant regulations, does not make good faith efforts to achieve compliance,
				or does not achieve compliance within a period of not more than one (1)
				year.
(e) The commissioner or his
				designee shall not grant the opportunity for the submission of a written plan
				if the nature or severity of the non compliance is such that the commissioner
				or his designee determine that compliance is not achievable within a reasonable
				time period or would require such involvement by the department that the
				relative cost/benefit would be fiscally imprudent on the part of the
				department. The department shall document such instances when the opportunity
				to submit a written plan is not granted.
(f) If the department revokes, suspends,
				denies or refuses to renew a license pursuant to subsection (d) of this section
				or does not grant the submission of a plan pursuant to subsection (e) of this
				section the department shall provide the foster family with documentation of
				the nature of the non-compliance and the reasons for the department's action.
				The department shall promptly institute proceedings for revocation or
				non-renewal of such license.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-154 - Causes for, denying, revoking or refusing to renew a license

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A license or approval may be denied,
				revoked, or its renewal refused if the applicant or holder of such license or
				approval:
(1) Fails to comply with applicable
				statutes and regulations regarding child care and child placement;
(2) fails to comply with applicable state and
				local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to building, health,
				fire protection, safety, sanitation and zoning;
(3) violates any of the provisions under
				which the license or approval has been issued or granted;
(4) furnishes or makes any false or
				misleading statements to the commissioner or child placing agency in order to
				obtain or retain a license or approval;
(5) refuses or fails to submit reports or
				make records available when requested by the commissioner, designee or child
				placing agency; or
(6) fails or
				refuses to admit to the property or to discuss regulatory issues with the
				commissioner or his designee or child placing agency as required in section
				17a-145-135
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-155 - Summary suspension

Current through July 10, 2024
If the department has reason to believe that a threat to the
				  health or welfare of a child or children placed in a foster or prospective
				  adoptive home exists, the department may summarily suspend the license or
				  approval. The department shall immediately remove any foster or prospective
				  adoptive child residing in a foster or prospective adoptive home which has had
				  its license or approval summarily suspended. Any licensed foster or prospective
				  adoptive home which has been issued a summary suspension shall be immediately
				  notified by mail of its right to a hearing on the issue of summary suspension
				  pursuant to section
				  17a-145-157
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. If the licensed foster or
				  prospective adoptive home requests a hearing within ten (10) days of
				  notification such hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days. If no hearing
				  is requested the recommended action of the department is accepted. Regardless
				  of a request for a hearing no additional children shall be placed in a foster
				  or prospective adoptive home under summary suspension until a final decision is
				  rendered on the matter.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-156 - Child placing agency hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
Any approved foster or prospective adoptive family may
				  request a review, hearing or other method of appeal as shall be provided for by
				  the child placing agency seeking any type of administrative hold, suspension,
				  revocation or refusal to renew an approval granted a foster or prospective
				  adoptive family.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-157 - Hearing on summary suspension, revocation or non-renewal of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Any licensed foster or prospective adoptive home may, within
				  ten (10) days after receipt by mail of notice of summary suspension, intended
				  revocation or refusal to renew a license, request an administrative hearing
				  concerning licensure in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures
				  Act, Chapter 54, Connecticut General Statutes. Summary suspension, intended
				  revocation or refusal to renew a license shall be stayed until such hearing is
				  held except in the case of an emergency removal. If no hearing is requested the
				  recommended action of the department is accepted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-158 - Disposition of license or approval documentation

Current through July 10, 2024
In the case that any changes to the specifications set forth
				  on license or approval documentation are made, a new assessment of the foster
				  or prospective adoptive family shall be conducted by the department: A new
				  license or approval documentation may be issued. In the event that a license or
				  approval is revoked the revoked license or documentation of approval shall be
				  returned to the department or child placing agency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-159 - Waiver of requirements for a foster or prospective adoptive family

Current through July 10, 2024
A foster or prospective adoptive family shall comply with all
				  relevant regulations unless a waiver for specific requirements of such
				  regulations has been granted by the commissioner or his designee. A waiver
				  shall only be issued if a foster or prospective adoptive family is in
				  substantial compliance with the relevant regulations being exempted or that the
				  specific requirement to be exempted will be satisfactorily achieved in a manner
				  other than that prescribed by the requirement. A waiver shall specify the
				  particular requirements to be exempted, the duration of the exemption and the
				  terms under which the exemption is granted. If the foster or prospective
				  adoptive family fails to comply with the waiver in any way the agreement shall
				  be subject to immediate cancellation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 145 - Operation of Child-Caring Agencies and Facilities › Foster Homes and Adoptive Homes/Family Day Care Homes › Section 17a-145-160 - Limitations to number of placements in one foster or prospective adoptive family

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Children shall
				not be placed in a foster family or prospective adoptive family if that
				placement shall result in:
(1) More than
				three foster or prospective adoptive children in that foster family or
				prospective adoptive family;
(2) a
				total of six children including the foster or prospective adoptive family's
				natural and adoptive children;
(3)
				more than two children under two years of age; or
(4) more than three children under six years
				of age, except in the case of siblings as provided for in subsection (b) of
				this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-1 - Definitions as used in section 17a-147-1 to 17a-147-36, except as otherwise provided therein

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Extended Day
			 Treatment": Means a supplementary care community-based program providing a
			 comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to treatment and rehabilitation of
			 emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, behaviorally disordered or multiply
			 handicapped children and youth during the hours immediately before and after
			 school while they reside with their parents or surrogate family, except any
			 such program provided by a regional educational service center established in
			 accordance with Section
			 10-66a
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) "Department" means the department of
			 children and families.
(c)
			 "Commissioner" means the commissioner of children and families.
(d) "Children and Youth" means any person
			 under the age of eighteen years.
(e) "Time Out" means to remove the child to a
			 less stimulating space in order to allow the child time to regain his
			 self-control.
(f) "Restraint" means
			 any measure that restricts the movement of the child.
(g) "Seclusion" means confinement of a child
			 in a single room used solely for the isolation of a child.
(h) "Assessment" means a multidisciplinary
			 process which shall include but not be limited to a review of individual,
			 developmental, family, social, educational, financial, medical, and legal
			 status considerations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-2 - Issuance of license. Not transferable or assignable

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A license to provide extended day
			 treatment services shall be issued only to the organization who makes an
			 application and only for the address shown on the application and shall not be
			 transferable or assignable. When issuing a license, the department may impose
			 restrictions on an organization, including but not limited to the number of
			 children to be served and the type of children to be served.
(b) Licenses for extended day treatment
			 programs shall be issued biennially.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-3a - Access of commissioner or designee to premises

Current through July 10, 2024
Each license shall be conditional on the granting to the
				commissioner or designee access to the premises described on the license to
				investigate, inspect, and evaluate. In cases of suspected child abuse or
				neglect, unrestricted access shall be at any time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-3b - Technical consultation with applicant or licensee

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as provided in Section
				17a-147-5
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the department shall be
				available to provide technical consultation with the applicant or licensee to
				assist them to achieve compliance with these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-4 - Causes for denying, suspending, revoking or refusing to renew license

Current through July 10, 2024
A license may be denied, suspended, revoked, or its renewal
				refused for any of the following causes whenever in the judgment of the
				commissioner or his designee the extended day treatment program:
(a) Fails to comply with the applicable
			 regulations;
(b) Fails to comply
			 with applicable state or local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations including
			 but not limited to building, health, fire protection, safety, sanitation and
			 zoning;
(c) Violates any of the
			 provisions under which the license has been issued;
(d) Furnishes or makes any false or
			 misleading statements in order to obtain or retain the license;
(e) Refuses or fails to submit information or
			 documentation or make information or documents available when requested by the
			 commissioner or his designee;
(f)
			 Fails or refuses to grant the commissioner or his designee unrestricted access
			 to the premises to investigate cases of suspected abuse or neglect; to evaluate
			 the provision of services and inspect the premises;
(g) Management or staff have been, within
			 five years of date of application for license, convicted of a felony against
			 persons, for injury or risk of injury to or impairing the morals of a child, or
			 for the possession, use or sale of a controlled substance, is awaiting or is on
			 trial for such charges, or has had a child removed from his care or custody for
			 reasons of child abuse or neglect.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-5 - Hearing on denial, suspension or revocation of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Any extended day treatment program may, within fifteen (15)
				days after receipt by certified mail of notice of denial, suspension, intended
				revocation or refusal to renew a license, request an administrative hearing
				thereon in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter
				54, of the Connecticut General Statutes. Denial, suspension, intended
				revocation or refusal to renew a license shall be stayed until such hearing is
				held except as provided in subsection (c) of Section
				4-182
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. In the absence of such request for a
				hearing during this time period, the license shall be either denied, suspended,
				revoked or not renewed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-6 - Suspension of a license

Current through July 10, 2024
If the department finds the health, safety or welfare of
				children imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to
				that effect in its order, summary suspension of a license may be ordered
				pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be
				promptly instituted and determined.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-7 - Return of license to the commissioner

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon discontinuance of the licensed program or revocation of
				the license, the license shall be returned by the extended day treatment
				program to the commissioner within fourteen (14) days after receipt of such
				request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-8 - Waiver of requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
An extended day treatment program shall comply with all
				relevant regulations unless a waiver for specific requirements has been granted
				through a prior written agreement with the department. This agreement shall
				specify the particular requirements to be waived, the duration of the waiver,
				and the terms under which the waiver is granted. A waiver of specific
				requirements shall be granted only when the extended day treatment program
				officials have documented that the intent of the specific requirements to be
				waived will be satisfactorily achieved in a manner other than that prescribed
				by the requirements. When the extended day treatment program fails to comply
				with the waiver agreement in any part, the agreement shall be immediately
				cancelled and the license may be immediately suspended, revoked or renewal
				denied.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-9 - Program description

Current through July 10, 2024
Each extended day treatment program shall have a written
				program description which specifies: the statement of purpose; a description of
				overall approach to treatment and family involvement; the types of services
				provided; the characteristics of the children to be served; and the
				characteristics of those children not appropriate for the
				program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-9a - Governing board

Current through July 10, 2024
All licensed extended day treatment programs shall have a
				governing board. Such board shall be legally constituted and shall manage its
				affairs in accordance with applicable provisions of law, its statement of
				purpose, its certificate of incorporation and its duly adopted bylaws. The
				board shall meet at least with the frequency specified in the corporation's
				bylaws and keep minutes of each meeting which shall be made a part of the
				permanent records of the facility. Minutes of the discussion of those matters
				relating to the operation of the extended day treatment program shall be made
				available to the department upon request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-10 - Written policies and procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The policies
			 and operating procedures of the extended day treatment program covering the
			 selection, emergency medical care, discipline, discharge planning, treatment
			 program, staffing pattern and supervision of the children shall be clearly
			 stated in writing, reviewed no less than annually by the persons responsible
			 for the total operation of the program, and kept current.
(b) The program shall have written policies
			 and procedures describing the diagnostic process including types of information
			 to be obtained, procedures to be followed, and types of records to be
			 maintained. Assessments shall be conducted in the following areas: presenting
			 problems, family history and current functioning, social and environmental
			 situations, educational functioning, physical and medical history,
			 developmental history, strengths and weaknesses, prior treatment, and
			 demographic data.
(c) The extended
			 day treatment program shall have written policies and procedures regarding
			 family involvement and shall specify if family involvement is required for
			 admission to the program.
(d) An
			 extended day treatment program shall have written policies and procedures to
			 ensure that a wide range of treatment modalities are available, including, but
			 not limited to individual, group, family and psychopharmacological modalities.
			 The program may provide the following services: vocational or pre-vocational
			 training; recreational programming; speech therapy; occupational therapy; and,
			 other services appropriate to the needs of the children being served.
(e) Copies and any subsequent revisions
			 thereof shall be made available to staff of the program. Copies and any
			 subsequent revisions shall be provided to the department on at least an annual
			 basis.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-11 - Staffing and human resources

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) There shall be
			 a chief administrative officer who shall be in charge of the overall management
			 of the extended day treatment program and carry out the policies of the
			 governing board.
(b) An extended
			 day treatment program shall employ sufficient numbers of qualified clinical,
			 recreational, administrative and support staff to enhance the physical and
			 emotional well-being and ensure the safety of the children in
			 treatment.
(c) An extended day
			 treatment program shall verify the licensure or certification of the
			 professional staff who are mandated to be licensed or certified or to be
			 supervised by licensed or certified professional staff pursuant to all
			 Connecticut licensing and certification statutes.
(d) An extended day treatment program vests
			 clinical responsibility for all clients in a psychiatrist, preferably a child
			 psychiatrist.
(e) An extended day
			 treatment program shall actively recruit and employ qualified personnel
			 representative of the racial or ethnic groups it serves. No person shall be
			 denied employment in accordance with Section
			 46a-60
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(f) An extended day treatment program shall
			 have a written policy regarding the utilization of volunteers and student
			 interns. Such policy shall detail the duties and responsibilities of volunteers
			 or interns, shall specify the degree of confidential information authorized for
			 access by volunteers or interns, shall require that a personnel file be
			 maintained for each volunteer or intern and shall stipulate that volunteers or
			 interns given direct access to children undergo reference checks, orientation,
			 training and evaluation similar to that of the program's professional
			 employees. A copy of this policy shall be provided to each volunteer or
			 intern.
(g) Every personnel record
			 shall contain a form, signed by the employee at the time of hiring, that he has
			 read, understands and will adhere to the provisions of Section
			 17a-28
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes regarding confidentiality for all children
			 in the program who are in the custody of the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-11a - Finances

Current through July 10, 2024
The extended day treatment program shall have sufficient income
				and resources to adequately maintain the plant, equipment and program
				encompassed by these regulations. Financial records showing the amount and
				sources of all income and expenses and of all assets and liabilities of the
				extended day treatment program and the sponsoring organization shall be
				maintained. There shall be an annual audit of all capital resources, assets,
				liabilities, receipts and expenditures by a qualified public accountant not
				affiliated with the program or organization as an employee. A copy of each such
				annual audit in such form as required by the commissioner or designee shall be
				a part of the program's record and shall be submitted to the department upon
				request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › 147 - Licensing of Extended Day Treatment Programs › Section 17a-147-11b - Fire, liability and vehicle insurance

Current through July 10, 2024
The licensee shall carry insurance covering fire and liability
				as protection for children or youth in care. The licensee shall ensure that any
				vehicle authorized for use in transporting children in care, in accordance with
				the Connecticut statutory and regulatory transportation requirements and used
				by any of the licensee's staff on the licensee's business shall have insurance
				which covers liability.