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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.475 - Requirements for notification and reporting

Current through June 11, 2024
The director or operator of a foster home shall
				  notify:
1. A licensing authority
				representative if the foster home will accept placements from more than one
				agency.
2. A licensing authority
				representative within 1 working day after a foster child is placed in the
				foster home or removed from the foster home by any agency or person other than
				the agency which provides child welfare services unless an agency, other than
				the agency which provides child welfare services, has an exclusive contract
				with the foster home to provide the agency which provides child welfare
				services with a monthly report of placements.
3.A licensing authority representative before
				the occurrence of any of the following changes:
(a) A move from one home to
				another.
(b) A member of the
				household or staff leaves or a new member joins the household or
				staff.
(c) A decision to remodel
				the home.
(d) A decision to
				discontinue providing foster home care.
(e) Any significant change in the routines
				used with the child, including, but not limited to, the imposition of a new
				program of house rules concerning discipline.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.476 - Requirements for notification and reporting: Serious incident, accident or injury to child

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon the
				occurrence of a serious incident, accident or injury to a child involving a
				foster home or a child in a foster home, a licensee shall, after contacting
				necessary emergency personnel, provide notice of the event as provided in this
				section to the licensing authority and any caseworker assigned to the
				child.
2. The licensee shall
				provide verbal and written notice as soon as practicable, but in no event later
				than the business day immediately following the serious incident, accident or
				injury, if the event involved:
(a) The death
				of a child;
(b) An attempted
				suicide by a child;
(c) The
				ingestion of a poison or a drug overdose by a child;
(d) A traumatic event involving a child,
				including, without limitation, near drowning, suffocation or shock;
				or
(e) The abduction of a
				child.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.478 - Notice of request to remove child from family foster home

Current through June 11, 2024
A provider of foster care shall provide the agency
				  responsible for a foster child with at least 10 working days' notice of any
				  request for the removal of the child from the foster home unless:
1. The provider has a written agreement with
				the agency which provides child welfare services to the contrary; or
2. There is an immediate and unanticipated
				danger to the foster child or another person if the child is not removed before
				that notice can be given.
Added to
				  NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, eff. 11-14-97; A by R044-02,
				  7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.480 - Maintenance, availability and disposition of records regarding children

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to maintaining the records required by sections
				  39 and 49, as applicable:
1. The
				foster home shall maintain ongoing records on the child's development, behavior
				and treatment, which may include a daily log and a monthly evaluation, as
				prescribed by the agency with responsibility for the child. The records must be
				made available upon request to the agency which provides child welfare
				services
2. The foster home shall
				inventory the child's clothing and belongings when the child is placed in the
				home and when the placement ends.
3. The foster home shall maintain records on
				the child's medical and dental care.
4. When a child leaves a family foster home,
				all records must be given to the child's caseworker. A specialized foster home
				and a foster care agency must retain a child's records in the manner described
				in subsection 7 of
				NRS
				629.051 for a health care record.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care § 105.3, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.485 - Confidentiality regarding children; penalty for violation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A foster parent shall maintain such
				confidentiality as is required by state law regarding information relating to
				the children in his care and their families. The licensing authority may revoke
				or suspend the license to operate a foster home of a foster parent who violates
				this subsection.
2. The licensee
				shall ensure that children in the care of that foster home are not identified
				by name or by clear description, or photographed for any publication or other
				printed or broadcast media.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 105.1 + part § 106.1, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, 11-14-97; R044-02,
				  7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.490 - Maintenance of home and vehicles; transportation of children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The foster home shall maintain the home
				and vehicles in safe operating condition.
2. The foster home shall provide
				transportation of a foster child to necessary appointments or arrange for such
				transportation unless an extreme emergency within the foster home prevents
				making such arrangements.
3. The
				foster home shall secure prior approval from the agency with responsibility for
				the foster child before taking the child out-of-state or on a trip or vacation
				which will require the child to be away from the family home for longer than 48
				hours.
4. Any person who provides
				transportation to a foster child:
(a) Must
				possess at least the minimum liability insurance coverage required by state
				law;
(b) Shall observe state law
				regarding child restraint systems and seat belts at all times when transporting
				a foster child; and
(c) Shall
				observe all other laws of this State concerning the operation of a motor
				vehicle.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.495 - Communication and visitation with family and others

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				foster home shall cooperate with the agency placing a child in the home to help
				the child maintain meaningful ties with his family, including correspondence
				between parent and child, visits to the child and home visits by the child when
				appropriate.
2. Reasonable
				opportunities must be afforded for the child to maintain contact with all
				family members and with other persons identified in the child's case plan as
				important. The opportunity to visit with a parent or guardian must not be
				denied unless such visits have been denied by court order or the agency placing
				the child has determined that such visitation would be detrimental to the
				welfare of the child.
3. The foster
				home shall allow for visits of children with their natural relatives only with
				the prior approval of the agency with responsibility for the
				children.
4. The foster home shall,
				upon reasonable request, permit the child to contact the person or agency
				responsible for his placement and allow that person or agency to contact the
				child. The foster home shall not deny or impede direct access of the agency
				placing the child to the foster child.
5. The foster home must allow the child to
				send and receive mail. Any restrictions on correspondence must be approved by
				the agency placing the child or person from whom the child was
				received.
6. The foster home shall
				give the children the opportunity to invite friends to the foster home and to
				visit in the homes of friends, if appropriate.
7. Foster homes shall use care to ensure that
				anyone who visits the home over an extended period conducts himself in such a
				manner as not to jeopardize the safety or well-being of the foster
				children.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care part § 105.1 + part § 106.1 + § 106.14, 10-7-88,
				  eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services,
				  11-14-97
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.500 - Care and treatment of children: General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A foster home shall:
(a) Provide a safe, stable and nurturing
				environment.
(b) Encourage a
				child's autonomy, respect a child's privacy and consider a child's preferences
				or choices when providing care, supervision, guidance or instruction.
(c) Provide care that is respectful toward
				the beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, behaviors and culture of a child
				and his or her family.
(d) Employ
				direct care staff who are knowledgeable about and understanding of children who
				have greater physical or emotional needs.
(e) Provide effective supervision and employ
				staff who possess the vitality, interest and understanding to meet the needs of
				a child in the care of the foster home. Prospective staff must be selected
				based upon their ability to care for a foster child with consideration of the
				ages and needs of any other children in the care of the foster home.
(f) Employ staff who have the ability to work
				with and guide a child within a group setting or individually. Staff must
				possess the physical and emotional health to carry out the responsibilities of
				caring for a child.
(g) Work
				cooperatively with the agency which provides child welfare services, teachers
				and other professionals to meet the needs of a child.
(h) Accurately observe and record each
				child's progress in the foster home.
(i) Provide care, training and guidance to
				the children in its care and assist those children in learning to control
				inappropriate patterns of behavior.
(j) Cooperate with the agency which provides
				child welfare services to ensure that children placed in the foster home
				receive quality, nurturing parenting and are able to experience normalcy in
				their daily lives.
(k) Ensure that
				all decisions concerning children are made using the reasonable and prudent
				parent standard in the manner prescribed in NAC 424.573 and in accordance with
				the requirements of this chapter and chapter 424 of NRS.
(l) Comply with all requirements of
				NRS 432.500 to
				432.550,
				inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.502 - Child and family team: Assignment; members; meetings

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An agency which provides child welfare
				services shall assign a child and family team for each child placed in a foster
				home. The agency which provides child welfare services is responsible for
				scheduling the meetings of the team.
2. The child and family team must include a
				foster parent or, if a foster parent is not available, another member of the
				direct care staff of the foster home and may include, without limitation:
(a) The foster child, if
				appropriate;
(b) The natural parent
				or legal guardian of the child;
(c)
				Such professionals as are determined to be appropriate by the agency which
				provides child welfare services, which may include, without limitation, a
				psychologist, a teacher or an attorney; and
(d) Any family member, care provider or other
				person who the agency which provides child welfare services determines is
				integral to the environment of the child or for the rehabilitation of the
				mental health of the child.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.505 - Supervision of children

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in section 38 for a specialized
				  foster home, a foster home shall ensure that foster children are supervised in
				  the following manner:
1. Minors shall
				not supervise foster children unless approved by the child's
				casework.
2. Foster children must
				be given supervision appropriate to their age and maturity.
3. Foster children shall not supervise or
				babysit other children unless approved by the foster child's
				caseworker.
4.Foster children must
				always be supervised by an adult when in or around a pool , pond or other
				standing body of water, in a manner appropriate for the age and maturity of the
				children
5. Adults must not allow
				themselves to be distracted by daily activities.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care § 106.4, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.510 - Emergency shelter care: Employment of parent outside home

Current through June 11, 2024
The requirements for appropriate supervision of children and
				  the foster parent's ability to meet the children's needs must be met if the
				  shelter home parent or both parents are employed outside the home.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care § 104.11, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.515 - Discipline of children: Aims

Current through June 11, 2024
The aims of discipline are threefold:
1. To help the child accept his
				responsibility to others;
2. To
				help the child realize that others also have responsibilities and privileges;
				and
3. To help the child accept the
				fact there are unpleasant and difficult things which everyone must do at
				times.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care part § 106.5, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.520 - Discipline of children: General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Discipline,
				to be effective, must be fair, reasonable, consistent and related to the
				offense.
2. Discipline must be
				handled with kindness and understanding and administered in such a way as to
				help the child develop self-control and to assume responsibility for his own
				behavior.
3. Well-defined rules
				setting limits on behavior must be established and made known to each child.
				When appropriate, children must be allowed to participate in establishing the
				rules which must be displayed.
4.
				Appropriate and timely remedial action must be taken when children in foster
				care exhibit inappropriate behavior, are out of control or commit delinquent
				acts.
5. Consent by parents or
				others to punish a child contrary to the provisions of this section is
				void.
6.Except as otherwise
				provided in section 48 for a specialized foster home or a foster home with
				which a foster care agency has entered into a contract, when serious physical
				intervention is required by the caregiver to protect the child, other persons
				or property, an incident report must be filed within 48 hours with a licensing
				authority representative and the casework of the agency responsible for the
				child.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 106.5, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by
				  Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.525 - Discipline of children: Recommended techniques for management of behavior

Current through June 11, 2024
The following are recommended behavior management
				  techniques:
1. Picking up a child who
				is out of control and removing him from the setting. This is appropriate only
				to younger children whose size and weight enable such action.
2. Informing the child in a simple and
				positive manner what conduct is expected.
3. Restriction to the child's room or other
				area and/or withholding privileges such as attending social gatherings or
				watching television.
As used in this subsection, "social gathering" does not
				  include an approved visit with any member of a child's family
4. Sitting with a child until he gains
				control of his behavior and can return to normal activities.
5. Redirecting the child to a new or
				different activity.
6. Praising and
				recognizing a child who behaves in the expected manner.
7. The use of a point system to recognize
				good behavior and create an incentive to improve inappropriate
				behavior.
8. The withdrawal of
				positive reinforcement for a temporary ti me for inappropriate behavior,
				including, without limitation, removal from participation in the current
				routine or activities or allowing the child to be alone voluntarily in a quiet,
				unlocked room.
9. Strategies to
				teach adaptive behavior which include the use of positive
				reinforcement.
10. Assigning
				consequences that are specifically related to the child's behavior
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 106.5, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.530 - Discipline of children: Restrictions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following
				are examples of unacceptable disciplinary techniques. The list is not
				exclusive. Foster parents shall discuss disciplinary techniques with the
				child's casework before they are used. The foster parent shall not:
(a) Subject a child to verbal abuse,
				humiliate the child, threaten the child or make derogatory remarks about the
				child or his family.
(b) Threaten
				to subject or subject a child to pushing, punching, shaking, rough handling,
				force feeding, biting, spanking, hitting of any kind, including with an
				implement, isolation in a closed space, such as a closet or unlit or
				unventilated space, or any other corporal punishment or other extreme
				discipline .
(c) Threaten to remove
				the child from the foster home
(d)
				Threaten a child with the loss of love of any person.
(e) Threaten a child with punishment by a
				deity.
(f) Threaten to deny or deny
				food, shelter, medication or rest, or threaten to restrict or restrict the use
				of a toilet or other bathroom fixture as punishment.
(g) Threaten to subject or subject a child to
				any form of punishment by other children.
(h) Threaten to subject or subject a child to
				excessive withdrawal of positive rein forcement for inappropriate be havior,
				including, without limitation, removal from participation in the normal routine
				or activities of the foster home or requiring the child to be alone in a room
				for an extended period of time.
(i)
				Threaten to wash or wash a child's mouth out with soap or detergent or any
				similar threats or acts.
(j)
				Threaten to tape or tape the mouth of a child or any similar threats or
				acts
(k) Threaten to place or place
				a sauce made from hot peppers or other pungent condiment sauce in the mouth of
				a child or any similar threats or acts.
(l) Threaten to deprive or deprive a child of
				visits with significant others in the child's life as a form of punishment when
				the agency placing the child has identified the visitation as
				appropriate.
(m) Threaten to
				withhold or withhold the allowance of a child provided by the agency which
				provides child welfare services.
(n) Subject a child to work that does not
				have a purpose as a means of punishment, including, without limitation,
				scrubbing the floor with a toothbrush, writing repetitive phrases, pulling
				weeds in a field of weeds, excessive exercise or any similar acts.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.535 - Assignment of chores and other work to children

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Children must be encouraged to participate in the daily chores or work
				activities.
2. Tasks and work
				assignments must be appropriate to the child's age, health and
				ability.
3. Excessive work
				assignments interfering with normal development, school, health or necessary
				recreation are not permitted.
4.
				The licensee shall ensure that children in the care of the foster home are not
				used for money-making endeavors or for soliciting on behalf of the foster home
				except as approved by the agency which provides child welfare
				services.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care § 106.6, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of
				  Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.540 - Provision of food and water to children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Food must be
				provided in the quantity and quality necessary to meet the child's dietary
				needs.
2. Consideration must be
				given to the child's cultural and religious diet preferences.
3. Special diets must be followed as
				prescribed.
4. Drinking water must
				be available to all children at all times, except that water may be restricted
				in evening hours to control bedwetting.
5.Only use of pasteurized milk or powder dry
				milk will be allowed for foster children's consumption.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care § 106.12 + part § 108.1, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.545 - Housekeeping and sanitation; supplies for first aid

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				home shall have reasonable housekeeping standards, although primary emphasis
				will be upon homemaking.
2. Sheets,
				pillowcases and towels shall be laundered weekly or more often if
				necessary.
3. Dirty linens must be
				stored separately from food, clean linens and other supplies.
4. Bathrooms must be kept clean, safe and
				sanitary.
5. Personal items, such
				as combs and toothbrushes, must not be used by more than one person.
6. A first-aid supply is required and must
				contain a safe germicide, Band-Aids, bandages, tape and a
				thermometer.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care part § 108.1, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.550 - Physical and mental health of foster parents and members of household

Current through June 11, 2024
1.Each foster parent must be in sufficiently
				good physical and mental health, and be physically and emotionally capable, to
				provide the necessary care to children. A foster parent or other member of the
				household may be required to have a physical or psychological examination or a
				diagnostic test performed If :
1. There is
				reason to believe that the foster parent may not be physically or emotionally
				capable of meeting the needs of foster children; or
2 The licensing authority representative has
				reason to believe that the health of the child in foster care may be in
				jeopardy
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.555 - Provision of health care to children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Group foster
				homes shall adopt a written policy on the services for health care and
				treatment, and shall follow the policy.
2. The foster parents or direct care staff
				shall closely observe children for signs of illness.
3. Each child residing in the foster home
				must be currently immunized against diseases according to the recommendations
				set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United
				States Department of Health and Human Services, unless a licensed physician,
				physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse determines that such
				immunizations are not recommended for the child because of a medical condition.
				The recommendations are available at no cost on the Internet at
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html
.
4. The services of specialists
				for treatment and consultation will be obtained when referred by a licensed
				practitioner and approved by the agency placing the child.
5. The licensee shall ensure that any program
				of medication, physical therapy, special exercises or other activity prescribed
				by a licensed medical practitioner for a child in the care of the foster home
				is adhered to.
6. A dental health
				program must be designed to effect good oral hygiene, education and
				practice.
7. No foster care
				provider may have a child tested for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome
				virus without the consent of the agency which provides child welfare services
				or the agency placing the child.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 104.7 + part § 106.8, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014; A by
				  R110-19A,
				  eff. 2/25/2021
NRS
				  424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.560 - Medicine, medications, stimulants and poisons

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				foster home parents or direct care staff shall supervise or administer all
				prescription and nonprescription medication taken by a foster child.
2. Any nonprescription medication must be
				administered only for the purpose indicated by the manufacturer on the label of
				the medication or as prescribed or recommended in writing by a licensed medical
				practitioner.
3. Prescription
				medication must be prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner. The licensee
				shall request information regarding the medication from the medical
				practitioner as required by
				NRS
				424.0383. Medication must be given only to
				the child for whom it has been prescribed and only in the prescribed
				dosage.
4. A record for each child
				must be maintained on all. prescription and nonprescription medications
				administered to the child. The record must become part of the child's permanent
				file of medications. The record must include, without limitation, the
				information received from the medical practitioner pursuant to NRS
				NRS
				424.0383 and a copy of the information must
				be provided to the licensing authority and the agency which provides child
				welfare services within 10 business days after receipt of the
				information.
5.Except as otherwise
				provided in this subsection, all medication must be kept in a locked place,
				including, without limitation, any medication that requires refrigeration.
				Medication that must be kept with a child pursuant to the instructions of a
				physician is not required to be kept in a locked place
6. All unused prescribed medication must be
				destroyed in a manner:
(a) Recommended for
				such destruction on the label of the medication; or
(b) Determined by the local health
				authority.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.565 - Provision of care for mental and emotional health of children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A foster home, in cooperation with the
				agency placing a child in the home, shall arrange for any needed services for
				the care or treatment of the mental and emotional health of the
				child.
2. The foster home shall
				observe children closely for signs of change in emotional or mental
				functioning, including improvement or deterioration in behavior, social
				interaction, talk about suicide, running away and other factors. Any observed
				signs of change must be noted in the child's record and reported to the agency
				placing the child in the home.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care § 106.9, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child &
				  Fam. Services, 11-14-97
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.570 - Education of children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The foster home
				shall ensure that each child attends school as required by law and shall
				provide or cooperate with persons responsible for the educational planning for
				each child. Each child must be afforded the opportunity to complete schooling
				or training in accordance with his or her aptitude.
2. The foster home parents and direct care
				staff shall:
(a) Provide social, physical and
				emotional nurturing to help the child to develop and maintain his full
				potential and acceptable social behavior.
(b) Cooperate with the school in assignments,
				discipline and school activities.
(c) Ensure attendance in the appropriate
				school, special education or training program, in accordance with the agency's
				direction.
(d) Provide an adequate
				study environment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.573 - Participation by children in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A foster parent
				or designated member of the staff of a foster home may allow a foster child to
				participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities
				similar to those participated in by peers of the same age, maturity and
				developmental level. When deciding whether to allow or deny participation in
				such activities, a foster parent or designated member of the staff of a foster
				home:
(a) Must be informed by all information
				about the activity that is available to the foster parent or staff member;
				and
(b) Shall use the reasonable
				and prudent parent standard.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.575 - Moral and religious training of children

Current through June 11, 2024
The foster home shall provide for the moral training of
				  children in care. Children shall be permitted to participate in religious
				  activities and to attend a church of their faith or that of their parents when
				  possible. Children may not be given religious training, be baptized nor
				  formally inducted into a faith different than the child's or child's parent's
				  religious beliefs without the written consent of the parents or agency
				  responsible for the child's care.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care § 106.11, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.580 - Training in personal health; personal hygiene and grooming

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The foster home shall provide training in
				good health practices, including proper habits in eating, bathing, personal
				grooming and hygiene, suitable to the child's age.
2. Children in care must be kept clean and
				well groomed.
3. The child's all
				caseworker must be consulted before anything is done to change the child's
				personal appearance, i.e., major changes in hair length or hair styles, ear
				piercing, etc.
4. Unless the foster
				home parents or direct care staff are skilled in hair cutting, the children in
				care must have professional haircuts.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 106.1 + § 106.13, 10-7-88, eff.
				  1-1-89; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.585 - Clothing and personal possessions of children

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each
				child must have his or her own clothing and personal possessions as well as
				storage space for them. Children must not be required to share personal
				clothing items with other children.
2. Clothing must be of the correct size and
				type, and appropriate to climatic conditions, and must be kept clean and in
				good repair. Clothing allowances issued or authorizations to purchase clothing
				must be used for the child intended and only for clothing items. The receipts
				for the purchase of such clothing items must be maintained by the foster
				home.
3. Each child's clothes and
				personal possessions are the property of the child and must be inventoried, on
				a form provided by the agency which provides child welfare services, at the
				time of placement and discharge from a foster home and sent with the child when
				he or she leaves the placement. As used in this subsection, "personal
				possessions" includes, without limitation, scrapbooks, photographs and
				gifts.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care § 106.7, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child &
				  Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.590 - Pets

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Immunization of all household pets must be
				up to date, regardless of whether the pets are kept inside or outside the
				foster home. The presence of any pet deemed potentially hazardous to a child is
				cause for the denial or revocation of a license to operate a foster home.
				Exotic or potentially dangerous pets or other animals, are prohibited unless
				the licensee has obtained any required permit or license to keep the pet or
				animal and has provided the licensing authority with a written plan documenting
				the reasons that the pet or animal does not present a threat to the safety of a
				child in the home.
2. Pets are
				permitted in a foster home if they are:
(a)
				In good health, present no problems of sanitation and have a temperament which
				is not hazardous or frightening to children.
(b) Handled in a manner which protects the
				well-being of the children and the pet.
(c) Inoculated as often as prescribed by a
				veterinarian.
(d) Restricted from
				areas where food is prepared and from eating areas while meals are being
				served. A cage is adequate restriction.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.595 - Hazardous materials and chemicals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All hazardous
				chemicals, tools and other equipment, including matches, plastic bags, paints,
				gasoline, insecticides, and cleaning and laundry materials, must be secured and
				stored in a manner that makes them inaccessible to children, if making such
				items inaccessible is appropriate based on the age and stage of development of
				the children. Products which could cause poisoning or contamination must not be
				stored with food products.
2.Not
				more than 10 gallons of flammable liquid may be stored on the premises, , and
				any such liquid must be stored in approved storage containers or within the
				requirements of the local regulatory agency.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care § 108.3, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A 10-19-90; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the Welfare Division of the Department
					 of Human Resources (now the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the
					 Department of Health and Human Services) that became effective October 19,
					 1990, and which is the source of subsection 2 of this section, contains the
					 following provision not included in NAC:
"Facilities licensed prior to October 19, 1990, must
					 comply with the fire and safety standards in existence at the time of licensure
					 and need not meet the new proposed requirements unless there is a change in
					 license type or evacuation capability of the occupants."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.600 - Weapons and ammunition

Current through June 11, 2024
Any weapons, such as firearms, air rifles, bows, hunting
				  knives or hunting sling shots, shall be unstrung and unloaded at all times when
				  children are in the home. They shall be stored in locked containers or rooms
				  out of the reach of children or made inoperable. Ammunition and arrows shall be
				  stored in separate locked containers. Weapons shall not be transported in any
				  vehicle in which children are riding unless the weapons are made inoperable and
				  inaccessible.
Welfare Div., Req. for
				  Foster Care § 108.4, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.605 - Safety from fire: Plan for evacuation; drills

Current through June 11, 2024
A fire drill must be held at least once a month in each
				  foster home and recorded documentation of the activity must be posted in the
				  foster home and must be made available for inspection by the licensing
				  authority.
Welfare
				  Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 108.6, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A
				  10-19-90-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002; A by
				  R110-13,
				  eff. 6/23/2014
NRS
					 424.020
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the Welfare Division of the Department
					 of Human Resources (now the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the
					 Department of Health and Human Services) that became effective October 19,
					 1990, and which amended subsection 2 of this section regarding the frequency of
					 fire drills, contains the following provision not included in NAC:
"Facilities licensed prior to October 19, 1990, must
					 comply with the fire and safety standards in existence at the time of licensure
					 and need not meet the new proposed requirements unless there is a change in
					 license type or evacuation capability of the occupants."
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.610 - Safety plan to protect child from abuse and neglect

Current through June 11, 2024
The agency which provides child welfare services may require
				  the foster parents to establish a safety plan jointly with the agency that sets
				  forth the methods to be used to protect a child in foster care from abuse and
				  neglect.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, eff.
				  7-23-2002
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.613 - Reporting of abuse or neglect

Current through June 11, 2024
Each licensee, foster parent, member of the staff of a foster
				  home or employee of a foster care agency who, in his or her professional or
				  occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child
				  has been abused or neglected shall report the abuse or neglect as required by
				  NRS
				  432B.220.
Added to NAC by Div.
				  of Child & Fam. Services by R129-16, eff.
				  9-21-2017
NRS
					 424.020
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Operation › Section 424.615 - Plan for responding to disasters and other emergencies

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensee shall develop for the foster
				home a written plan for responding to a disaster or other emergency. The plan
				must be consistent with the plan developed pursuant to
				NRS
				432.410 by an agency which provides child
				welfare services that has placed a child in the foster home. A copy of the plan
				developed by the licensee must be submitted to the licensing authority. The
				plan must be posted in a prominent place inside the foster home, must be
				readily available for review and, to the extent it does not conflict with the
				plan developed pursuant to
				NRS
				432.410 by an agency which provides child
				welfare services, must include:
(a) The
				manner in which to evacuate the foster home and the designation of an alternate
				location where the members of the foster home, including, without limitation,
				any child with a disability or special medical needs, may reside during an
				evacuation;
(b) The manner in which
				an evacuation will proceed if a child is at school or otherwise away from the
				foster home, and a description of the plan for any such child;
(c) A list of important telephone numbers,
				including, without limitation, alternate telephone numbers for the licensing
				authority, the staff of the foster home and an agency which provides child
				welfare services or other agency or person who has placed a child in the foster
				home;
(d) A plan for communicating
				before, during and after an evacuation, if possible, with any person or entity
				having physical custody of a child in the foster home;
(e) A description of the manner in which the
				licensee will receive information from emergency management personnel, and the
				manner in which the licensee or staff will coordinate with emergency personnel
				and juvenile courts, as required;
(f) A list of critical items to take, if
				possible, when evacuating the foster home, including, without limitation,
				medication, medical cards and medically necessary equipment for any child with
				a disability or special medical needs; and
(g) A description of the manner in which the
				licensee will make services available to children in the foster home to address
				the emotional impact of the emergency.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Specialized Foster Homes › Section 424.620 - Director: Responsibilities and duties

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				specialized foster home must have a director who is responsible for the overall
				operation of the specialized foster home.
2. The responsibilities of the director
				include, without limitation:
(a) Ensuring
				that the specialized foster home remains in compliance with the requirements of
				this chapter and chapter 424 of NRS.
(b) Ensuring that the investigations required
				pursuant to
				NRS
				424.031 and
				424.033
				are successfully completed for each member of the staff of the specialized
				foster home. The director shall submit five satisfactory references to the
				licensing authority for each member of the staff of the specialized foster
				home. The licensing authority is not required to share with the director any
				concerns raised by a reference unless the licensing authority is able to do so
				without compromising the confidentiality of the reference.
(c) Maintaining records relating to
				personnel, occupancy and treatment and any other records.
(d) Screening, hiring, scheduling and
				supervising the staff of the specialized foster home while on duty.
(e) Overseeing the operations of the
				specialized foster home, including, without limitation:
(1) Determinations of the appropriateness of
				placing a child in the specialized foster home;
(2) Assessments of children and the
				development of treatment plans;
(3)
				Providing technical assistance to the staff of the specialized foster home and
				any agency which provides child welfare services;
(4) Reviewing and updating the policies and
				procedures of the specialized foster home; and
(5) Developing procedures to manage and
				reduce risks to the health, safety and well-being of the children placed in the
				specialized foster home.
(f) Working collaboratively with the agency
				which provides child welfare services, the juvenile court and the parent or
				guardian of each child placed in the specialized foster home, as
				appropriate.
(g) Cooperating with
				the agency which provides child welfare services and other governmental
				entities to improve the quality of care provided by the specialized foster home
				and the competence of its staff.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Specialized Foster Homes › Section 424.622 - Director: Qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The director of
				a specialized foster home which is not operated by a foster care agency must be
				at least 21 years of age and must have:
(a) A
				bachelor's degree or more advanced degree from an accredited college or
				university in the field of social work, social welfare, marriage and family
				therapy, psychology or a closely related field, including, without limitation,
				human development, criminal justice or education, and at least 1 year of
				experience in an administrative or managerial position; or
(b) A combination of education and experience
				which, in the judgment of the licensing authority, is equivalent to the
				requirements set forth in paragraph (a).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 424 - Foster Homes for Children › FOSTER HOMES › Specialized Foster Homes › Section 424.624 - Director: Vacancy in position; temporary operation without director; designation of acting director

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the director
				of a specialized foster home resigns or is terminated, the specialized foster
				home must notify the licensing authority in writing not later than 5 business
				days after the resignation or termination occurs.
2. If a vacancy in the position of director
				occurs, the specialized foster home must apply to the licensing authority for
				approval to continue the operation of the specialized foster home without a
				director. If approval is given, the specialized foster home may operate without
				a director for not more than 6 months unless an extension is granted by the
				licensing authority.
3. A
				specialized foster home that applies for permission to operate temporarily
				without a director pursuant to subsection 2 shall:
(a) Not later than 14 calendar days after the
				vacancy in the position of director is created, designate an acting director
				who meets the requirements of NAC 424.622, unless the specialized foster home
				receives approval from the licensing authority to designate an acting director
				who does not meet those requirements;
(b) Notify the licensing authority within 1
				business day after the designation of the acting director;
(c) Require the acting director to carry out
				the duties and responsibilities of a director;
(d) Ensure that the health, safety and
				well-being of any child placed in the specialized foster home will not be
				adversely affected; and
(e)
				Immediately begin to recruit a new director.