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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter D - PAYMENT OF GRANTS-IN-AID TO PRIVATE CHILD-CARING INSTITUTIONS › Section .0100 - PAYMENT OF GRANTS-IN-AID TO PRIVATE CHILD-CARING INSTITUTIONS › Section 70D .0106-.0107 - EXPIRED

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143B-153(2)(d);
Eff. July 1, 1992;
Rules Expired on August 17, 2017 for failure to
					 report pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A(b).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0100 - FOSTER MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0101-.0105

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Authority G.S. 131D,
					 Art. 1A; 131D-10.5; 143B-153;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. October 31, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; May 1,
					 1990;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0100 - FOSTER MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0106 - REPEALED - AGENCY FOSTER PARENT AGREEMENT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff. July
					 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; May 1, 1990;
Repealed Eff. September 1, 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0200 - FORMS › Section 70E .0201-.0203

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Authority G.S. 131D,
					 Art. 1A; 131D-10.5; 143B-153;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. October 31, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; May 1,
					 1990;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0300 - DEFINITIONS › Section 70E .0301-.0302

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Authority G.S. 131D,
					 Art. 1A; 131D-10.3; 131D-10.5; 143B-153;
Eff. July 1,
					 1982;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 1, 2002;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Temporary Amendment Eff. July 1,
					 2003;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2004;
Repealed Eff.
					 September 1, 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0400 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .0401-.0403

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff. July
					 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1990; May 1, 1994; July 1,
					 1983;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 14, 2002;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0400 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .0404 - REPEALED - LICENSING COMPLIANCE VISITS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff. July
					 1, 1983;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; July 1, 1997; May 1,
					 1990;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0400 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .0405 - REPEALED - CRIMINAL HISTORIES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. January 1, 1996;
Eff. April 1, 1997;
Temporary Amendment Eff. October 28. 1997;
Amended Eff. April 1,
					 1999;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 1, 2002;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0500 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0501-.0509

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Authority G.S. 131D,
					 Art. 1A; 131D-10.5; 143B-153; (See S.L. 2002-164);
Eff. July 1,
					 1982;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1990; February 1, 1986; April 1, 1984;
					 July 1, 1983;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 1,
					 2002;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Temporary Amendment
					 Eff. July 1, 2003;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2004 (this amendment
					 replaces the amendment approved by RRC on October16, 2003;
Repealed
					 Eff. September 1, 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0500 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0510 - REPEALED - REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff. April
					 1, 1987;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002;
Repealed Eff.
					 September 1, 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0500 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0511-.0512

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153; S.L. 1993, c. 769, s.
					 25.11;
Temporary Adoption Eff. January 1, 1996 (Rule
					 .0511);
Eff. April 1, 1997;
Temporary Amendment Eff.
					 October 28, 1997;
Amended Eff. July 18, 2002; April 1,
					 1999;
Repealed Eff. September 1,
					 2007.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0600 - GENERAL › Section 70E .0601 - SCOPE

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(a) The North Carolina Department of Health
				  and Human Services, Division of Social Services is the licensing authority for
				  family foster homes and therapeutic foster homes.
(b) The rules in this Subchapter apply to the
				  licensing of family foster homes and therapeutic foster homes and those persons
				  who receive children for the purpose of placement in family foster homes and
				  therapeutic foster homes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0600 - GENERAL › Section 70E .0602 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions shall apply to the rules in
					 Subchapter 70E:
(1) "Agency" means a
				  child placing agency as defined in
				  G.S.
				  131D-10.2 that is authorized by law to
				  receive children for purposes of placement in foster homes or adoptive
				  homes.
(2) "Family Foster Home" has
				  the meaning as defined in
				  G.S.
				  131D-10.2(8).
(3) "Family Foster Care" means foster care,
				  as defined in
				  G.S.
				  131D-10.2(9), that is
				  provided in a family foster home.
(4) "Licensing Authority" means the North
				  Carolina Division of Social Services.
(5) "Owner" means any person who holds an
				  ownership interest of five percent or more of an applicant. A person includes a
				  sole proprietor, co-owner, partner or shareholder, principal or affiliate, or
				  any person who is the applicant or any owner of the applicant.
(6) "Supervising Agency" means a county
				  department of social services or a private child-placing agency that is
				  authorized by law to receive children for purposes of placement in foster homes
				  or adoptive homes. Supervising agencies are responsible for recruiting,
				  training, and supporting foster parents. Supervising agencies recommend the
				  licensure of foster homes to the licensing authority.
(7) "Therapeutic Foster Care" means a foster
				  home where the foster parent has received additional training in providing care
				  to children with behavioral mental health or substance abuse
				  problems.
(8) The "reasonable and
				  prudent parent standard" has the meaning set forth in 131D-10.2A
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.2A;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2017;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0701 - LICENSING AUTHORITY FUNCTION

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(a) The
				  supervising agency shall submit the licensing application for family foster
				  care and therapeutic foster care to the licensing authority. When the licensing
				  authority receives licensing materials, the licensing authority shall review
				  the licensing materials relative to standards, policies, and procedures for
				  licensing. The licensing authority shall communicate with the supervising
				  agency submitting the materials if additional information, clarification or
				  materials are needed to make a decision regarding license approval.
(b) A license is valid for the period of time
				  stated on the license for the number of children specified and for the place of
				  residence identified on the license.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0702 - RESPONSIBILITY

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(a) Each
				  supervising agency providing foster care services shall assess its applicants
				  and licensees in accordance with
				  10A NCAC
				  70E .0802 through
				  70E .0805. Supervising agencies
				  shall submit to the licensing authority information and reports that are used
				  as the basis of either issuing or renewing a license.
(b) The supervising agency shall submit the
				  following information to the licensing authority within 30 days after any of
				  the following events occur:
(1) changes in
				  household income;
(2) criminal
				  charges of any household member;
(3) changes in the membership of the
				  household;
(4) change of address;
				  and
(5) changes in physical or
				  mental health.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0703 - NEW LICENSES

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(a) The supervising
				  agency shall submit all licensing materials to the licensing authority dated
				  within 180 days prior to submitting an application for a new license. The
				  supervising agency shall submit medical examinations of the members of the
				  foster home to the licensing authority dated within 12 months prior to
				  submitting an application for a new license.
(b) The supervising agency shall submit all
				  licensing application materials required for a license to the licensing
				  authority at one time. The licensing authority shall return incomplete
				  licensing applications to the supervising agency.
(c) The licensing authority shall issue a new
				  license, if approved according to the rules in this Section, effective the date
				  the application and all required materials are received by the licensing
				  authority.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2011; November 1,
					 2009;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0705 - CHANGE IN FACTUAL INFORMATION ON THE LICENSE

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(a) A
				  license may be changed during the time it is in effect if the change is in
				  compliance with licensing standards.
(b) The supervising agency shall submit
				  supportive data to the licensing authority for the following:
(1) changes in age range, number of children,
				  and sex; or
(2) change in
				  residence
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0706 - FOSTER HOME TRANSFER PROCEDURES

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(a) A
				  foster home licensed and in good standing with the licensing authority may
				  transfer from the supervision of a county department of social services or a
				  private child-placing agency to the supervision of another county department of
				  social services or private child-placing agency upon request. Procedures for
				  transferring licenses include:
(1) the current
				  supervising agency providing copies of the most recent mutual home assessment,
				  training, and licensing documents to the receiving supervising
				  agency;
(2) the current supervising
				  agency notifying the custodian(s) of the foster children placed in the home of
				  the transfer;
(3) the receiving
				  supervising agency notifying the custodian(s) of the foster children placed in
				  the home of the transfer;
(4) a
				  Foster Care Facility License Action Request Form from the previous supervising
				  agency that is marked terminated shall be submitted to the licensing
				  authority;
(5) a Foster Care
				  Facility License Action Request Form from the receiving supervising agency that
				  is marked new license shall be submitted to the licensing authority;
(6) a cover letter from the previous
				  supervising agency stating they are aware of the transfer shall be submitted to
				  the licensing authority;
(7) a
				  cover letter from the receiving supervising agency requesting transfer shall be
				  submitted to the licensing authority; and
(8) a mutual home assessment written by the
				  receiving supervising agency shall be submitted to the licensing
				  authority.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0707 - TERMINATION

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(a) Licenses
				  terminate at the end of the two year license period unless all relicensing
				  materials have been received by the licensing authority prior to the license
				  expiration date.
(b) The licensing
				  authority shall terminate a license before the end of the two year license
				  period if requested by the foster parents.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2009;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0708 - REVOCATION AND DENIAL

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(a) The licensing
				  authority may revoke or deny licenses when an agency authorized by law to
				  investigate allegations of abuse or neglect finds the foster parent has abused
				  or neglected a child.
(b) The
				  licensing authority may revoke or deny a license when the foster home is not in
				  compliance with licensing standards in this Subchapter.
(c) The licensing authority shall base the
				  revocation or denial on the following:
(1) a
				  child's circumstances;
(2) a
				  child's permanency plan;
(3) the
				  nature of the non-compliance; and
(4) the circumstances of the
				  placement.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0709 - KINDS OF LICENSES

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(a) Full License. A
				  full license shall be issued for no more than two years when all licensing
				  requirements are met.
(b)
				  Provisional License.
(1) A provisional
				  license shall be issued for no more than six months while some below standard
				  component is being corrected.
(2) A
				  provisional license for the same below standard program component shall not be
				  renewed.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0700 - LICENSING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES › Section 70E .0710 - OUT OF STATE FACILITIES AND FOSTER HOMES

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The use of out-of-state residential child-care facilities
					 and foster homes for the placement of children in the custody of a North
					 Carolina county department of social services shall be in accordance with the
					 following:
(1) Prior to placement into
				  an out-of-state foster home, group home, child-caring institution, maternity
				  home or any other residential child-care facility, the county department of
				  social services placing the child in the out-of-state facility shall determine
				  that the foster home, group home, child-caring institution, maternity home, or
				  any other residential child-care facility is licensed according to the
				  standards of that state.
(2) The
				  county department of social services shall monitor the licensing and
				  relicensing of the out-of-state foster home, group home, child-caring
				  institution, maternity home or any other residential child-care facility to
				  ensure that no child for whom they have responsibility is in an unlicensed
				  foster home, group home, child-caring institution, maternity home or any other
				  residential child-care facility.
(3) The county department of social services
				  shall submit to the licensing authority written documentation that an
				  out-of-state foster home, group home, child-caring institution, maternity home
				  or any other residential child-care facility has been licensed and that an
				  Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children Form for the child to be
				  placed out of state has been signed by both states in order for the foster
				  home, group home, child-caring institution, maternity home or any other
				  residential child-care facility to be issued a license identification number
				  for foster care reimbursement purposes.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0801 - PURPOSE

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(a) The supervising
				  agency shall conduct a mutual home assessment study of the foster home to
				  determine if the home meets the requirements for licensure and is suitable for
				  family foster care of children needing family foster care services or
				  therapeutic foster care of children needing therapeutic foster care
				  services.
(b) The supervising
				  agency shall provide information to applicants that will make it possible for
				  the applicants to make a knowledgeable decision about their interest in
				  pursuing licensure. The supervising agency shall learn enough about the
				  applicants to determine whether the applicants can meet the needs of children
				  and care for children in accordance with licensing requirements. The
				  supervising agency shall also learn enough about the applicants to determine
				  the kind of child they can best serve.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0802 - METHOD OF MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT

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(a) The
				  mutual home assessment shall be carried out in a series of planned discussions
				  between the licensing worker of the supervising agency, the prospective foster
				  parent applicants and other members of the household. The family shall be seen
				  by the licensing social worker in the family's home and in the supervising
				  agency's office.
(b) In an
				  application involving a single applicant, there shall be two separate
				  face-to-face interviews occurring on two different dates. In an application
				  involving joint applicants, there shall be a separate face-to-face interview
				  with each applicant and an additional two face-to-face interviews with both
				  applicants. The two face-to-face interviews shall occur on two different dates.
				  There shall be separate face-to-face interviews with each member of the
				  household 10 years of age or older. Training and group sessions do not count as
				  face-to-face interviews. The assessment process shall be a joint effort of the
				  supervising agency and the applicants to determine the applicants' suitability
				  for providing foster care and the kind of child the applicants can best
				  parent.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0803 - ASSESSMENT PROCESS

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(a) The supervising
				  agency shall advise the applicants at the first contact with the agency of the
				  North Carolina licensing requirements for foster care. The supervising agency
				  shall make a decision whether to continue a mutual home assessment.
(b) The supervising agency shall inform the
				  applicants about the services, policies, procedures, standards, and
				  expectations of the agency regarding the provision of foster care services. The
				  applicants shall weigh the responsibilities entailed in providing foster care
				  services and make a decision whether to continue a mutual home
				  assessment.
(c) Mutual Assessment
				  of the Home and the Family:
(1) The mutual
				  home assessment shall be presented and recorded in such a way that other staff
				  of the supervising agency can make use of the family as a resource for
				  children. The assessment of the home shall indicate whether the home is in
				  compliance with licensing standards.
(2) A mutual home assessment shall include a
				  family history of applicants, including information about parents, siblings,
				  marriages and family support systems; ability to cope with problems, stress,
				  frustrations, crises, and loss; disciplinary methods used by the applicants'
				  parents; personal experiences of abuse and neglect and domestic violence;
				  criminal convictions; drug or alcohol abuse; emotional stability and maturity;
				  ability to give and receive affection; religious orientation, if any; and
				  educational and employment history.
(3) A mutual home assessment shall be made of
				  the applicants' skills and abilities to provide care for children as set forth
				  in 10A
				  NCAC 70E .1104(a).
(4) All members of the household shall be
				  assessed with respect to their commitment to providing care for
				  children.
(5) The foster home shall
				  be assessed to determine if there is space to accommodate the number of
				  children recommended for the license capacity.
(6) The foster home applicants shall be
				  assessed with respect to their willingness to participate in shared parenting
				  requirements.
(7) The foster home
				  applicants shall be assessed with respect to their financial ability to provide
				  foster care.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0804 - USE OF REFERENCES

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References shall be used to supplement the information
					 obtained through interviews and observation regarding the applicants. All adult
					 members of the foster home shall provide three references to the supervising
					 agency.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0805 - PERIODIC REASSESSMENT OF HOME

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(a) A family or
				  therapeutic foster home shall be reassessed annually by the supervising
				  agency.
(b) Reassessment shall
				  include a mutual assessment with the foster parents of their strengths, skills,
				  and abilities to provide care for children, including ways in which they have
				  met the needs of children placed in their home and areas in which they need
				  further development.
(c) Any
				  changes in physical set up and in the foster parents' capacities for providing
				  foster care since the original home assessment or previous reassessments shall
				  be documented in the family's record.
(d) Reassessment shall be used as a tool for
				  biennial relicensing of the home.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2017;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0800 - MUTUAL HOME ASSESSMENT › Section 70E .0806 - AGENCY FOSTER PARENT AGREEMENT

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The supervising agency Foster Parents Agreement, defining
					 each party's rights and obligations shall be reviewed and signed by the foster
					 parents and the licensing worker at the time of the initial licensing and no
					 less than biennially thereafter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0900 - FORMS › Section 70E .0901 - LICENSE APPLICATION

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Application for a license shall be made on a form provided
					 by the licensing authority. The supervising agency director or his/her designee
					 shall sign the form and thereby indicate both the home meets the licensing
					 standards, and the supervising agency intends to use the home in accordance
					 with the license and provide services to the foster parents. The foster parents
					 shall sign the application indicating their agreement with the information
					 provided, declaring it is true and accurate and understand that according to
					 G.S.
					 132-1, the information may be furnished to
					 others upon request. The form shall be submitted to the licensing authority at
					 least biennially.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0900 - FORMS › Section 70E .0902 - AGENCY FOSTER PARENTS' AGREEMENT

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(a) Foster
				  parents shall sign an agreement pursuant to which the foster parents shall:
(1) allow a representative of the supervising
				  agency to visit the home in conjunction with licensing procedures, foster care
				  planning, and placement;
(2) accept
				  children into the home only through the supervising agency and not through
				  other individuals, agencies, or institutions;
(3) treat a child placed in the home as a
				  member of the family and, when so advised by the supervising agency, support
				  encourage, and enhance the child's relationship with the child's parents or
				  guardian;
(4) maintain contact and
				  exchange information with the supervising agency about matters affecting the
				  adjustment of any child placed in the home. The foster parents shall agree to
				  keep these matters confidential and discuss them only with the supervising
				  agency staff member or with other professionals designated by the
				  agency;
(5) obtain the permission
				  of the supervising agency if the child is to be out of the home for a period
				  exceeding 72 hours;
(6) report to
				  the supervising agency any change of address before it occurs and any of the
				  following within 72 hours of its occurrence:
(A) changes in the membership of the
				  household;
(B) changes in physical
				  or mental health of any household member;
(C) criminal charges against any household
				  member; and
(D) changes in the
				  financial resources or income of the household;
(7) make no independent plans for a child to
				  visit the home of the child's parents, guardian, or relatives without prior
				  consent from the supervising agency;
(8) adhere to the supervising agency's plan
				  of medical care, both for routine care and treatment and for emergency care and
				  hospitalization;
(9) provide any
				  child placed in the home with supervision that is appropriate for the child's
				  age, intelligence, emotional make up, and past experiences and adhere to the
				  supervision requirements specified in the out-of-home family services agreement
				  or person-centered plan; and
(10)
				  agree to comply with Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the
				  Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
				  Multiethnic Placement Act, which are incorporated by reference including
				  subsequent amendments and editions.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .0900 - FORMS › Section 70E .0903 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES INTERCOUNTY AGREEMENT

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(a) Before children are placed in a foster
				  home in a county (the supervising county) other than the county of their home
				  (the responsible county), the two county departments of social services shall
				  agree in writing that the supervising county shall:
(1) accept responsibility for supervising the
				  child;
(2) not initiate placement
				  planning for the child without prior agreement from the responsible county,
				  except when an emergency placement in another foster home or licensed facility
				  is necessary;
(3) immediately
				  inform the responsible county when an emergency placement in another foster
				  home or licensed facility precludes prior approval;
(4) engage in no treatment or planning
				  relationship with the child's parents, guardian, or relatives, except upon
				  request of the responsible county;
(5) keep the case confidential; and
(6) submit to the responsible county, at
				  intervals specified in the agreement, a written evaluation of the child's
				  adjustment.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1000 - CAPACITY › Section 70E .1001 - FOSTER HOME

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(a) No more than
				  five children shall reside in any family foster home at any time. These five
				  children include the foster parent's own children, children placed for family
				  foster care, licensed capacity for in-home day care children, children kept for
				  babysitting or any other children residing in the home. Children kept for
				  in-home day care and babysitting are considered residents of the
				  home.
(b) No more than four
				  children including no more than two foster children shall reside in any
				  therapeutic foster home at any time. The four children include the foster
				  parent's own children, children placed for therapeutic foster care, children
				  placed for family foster care or any other children living in the home.
				  Therapeutic foster parents shall not provide in-home day care or baby sitting
				  services in the therapeutic foster home.
(c) Exceptions to the capacity standards in
				  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule may be made:
(1) if written documentation is submitted to
				  the licensing authority for family foster care that siblings will be placed
				  together and the foster home complies with Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this
				  Paragraph. The out-of-home family services agreement for each sibling shall
				  specify that siblings will be placed together and shall also address the foster
				  parents' skill, stamina, and ability to care for the children;
(2) if written documentation is submitted to
				  the licensing authority for therapeutic foster care that siblings will be
				  placed together and the foster home complies with Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of
				  this Paragraph. The person-centered plan or out-of-home family services
				  agreement for each sibling shall specify that siblings shall be placed together
				  and shall also address the foster parents' skill, stamina, and ability to care
				  for the children;
(3) if written
				  documentation is submitted to the licensing authority that the foster home
				  complies with
				  10A NCAC
				  70E .1108; and
(4) if written documentation is submitted to
				  the licensing authority that the foster home complies with
				  10A NCAC
				  70L .0102.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1102 - MEDICATION

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Foster parents are responsible for the following regarding
					 medication:
(1) General requirements:
(a) retain the manufacturer's label with
				  expiration dates visible on non-prescription drug containers not dispensed by a
				  pharmacist;
(b) administer
				  prescription drugs to a child only on the written order of a person authorized
				  by law to prescribe drugs;
(c)
				  allow prescription medications to be self-administered by children only when
				  authorized in writing by the child's licensed medical provider;
(d) allow non-prescription medications to be
				  administered to a child taking prescription medications only when authorized by
				  the child's licensed medical provider; allow non-prescription medications to be
				  administered to a child not taking prescription medication, with the
				  authorization of the parents, guardian, legal custodian, or licensed medical
				  provider;
(e) allow injections to
				  be administered by unlicensed persons who have been trained by a registered
				  nurse, pharmacist, or other person allowed by law to train unlicensed persons
				  to administer injections;
(f)
				  record in a Medication Administration Record (MAR) provided by the supervising
				  agency all drugs administered to each child. The MAR shall include the
				  following: child's name; name, strength, and quantity of the drug; instructions
				  for administering the drug; date and time the drug is administered,
				  discontinued, or returned to the supervising agency or the person legally
				  authorized to remove the child from foster care; name or initials of person
				  administering or returning the drug; child requests for changes or
				  clarifications concerning medications; and child's refusal of any drug;
				  and
(g) follow-up for child
				  requests for changes or clarifications concerning medications with an
				  appointment or consultation with a licensed medical provider.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1103 - PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS

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(a) Foster parents
				  who utilize physical restraint holds shall not engage in discipline or behavior
				  management that includes:
(1) protective or
				  mechanical restraints;
(2) a drug
				  used as a restraint, except as outlined in Paragraph (b) of this
				  Rule;
(3) the seclusion of a child
				  in a locked room; or
(4) physical
				  restraint holds except for a child who is at imminent risk of harm to himself,
				  herself, or others until there is no longer any risk of imminent harm to any
				  party.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1104 - CRITERIA FOR THE FAMILY

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(a) Foster parents
				  shall be persons whose behaviors, circumstances, and health are conducive to
				  the safety and well-being of children. Foster parents shall be selected on the
				  basis of demonstrating strengths in the skill areas of Subparagraphs (1)
				  through (12) of this Paragraph which permit them to undertake and perform the
				  responsibilities of meeting the needs of children, in providing continuity of
				  care, and in working with the supervising agency. Foster parents shall
				  demonstrate skills in:
(1) assessing
				  individual and family strengths and needs and building on strengths and meeting
				  needs;
(2) using and developing
				  effective communication;
(3)
				  identifying the strengths and needs of children placed in the home;
(4) building on children's strengths and
				  meeting the needs of children placed in the home;
(5) developing partnerships with children
				  placed in the home, parents or the guardians of the children placed in the
				  home, the supervising agency and the community to develop and carry out plans
				  for permanency;
(6) helping
				  children placed in the home develop skills to manage loss and skills to form
				  attachments;
(7) helping children
				  placed in the home manage their behaviors;
(8) helping children placed in the home
				  maintain and develop relationships that will keep them connected to their
				  pasts;
(9) helping children placed
				  in the home build on positive self-concept and positive family, cultural, and
				  racial identity;
(10) providing a
				  safe and healthy environment for children placed in the home which keeps them
				  free from harm;
(11) assessing the
				  ways in which providing family foster care or therapeutic foster care affects
				  the family; and
(12) making an
				  informed decision regarding providing family foster care or therapeutic foster
				  care.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1105 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST

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(a) County
				  departments of social services and private child-placing agencies shall not
				  supervise foster homes of members of their board of directors, governance
				  structure, social services board, and county commission.
(b) County departments of social services and
				  private child-placing agencies shall not supervise foster homes of agency
				  employees and relatives of agency employees. Relatives include birth and
				  adoptive parents, blood and half blood relative and adoptive relative including
				  brother, sister grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great grandparent, uncle,
				  aunt, great-uncle, great-aunt, great-great uncle, great-great aunt, nephew,
				  niece, first cousin, stepparent, stepbrother, stepsister and the spouse of each
				  of these relatives.
(c) Private
				  child-placing agencies shall not supervise foster homes of their agency
				  owners.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2009;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1106 - DAY CARE CENTER OPERATIONS

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If a licensed foster parent operates or plans to operate a
					 day care center, the following criteria shall be met:
(1) the foster home living quarters shall not
				  be part of the day care operation;
(2) there shall be a separate entrance to the
				  day care operation; and
(3) staff
				  specified in day care center rules shall be available to provide care for the
				  day care children.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 131D-10.1;
					 131D-10.3;
					 131D-10.5;
					 143B-153;
Eff.
					 September 1, 2007;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
					 2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1107 - RELATIONSHIP TO SUPERVISING AGENCY

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(a) Foster
				  parents shall agree to work with the supervising agency in the following ways:
(1) work with the child and the child's
				  parent or guardian in the placement process, reunification process, adoption
				  process, and any change of placement process;
(2) consult with social workers, mental
				  health personnel, licensed medical providers, and other persons authorized by
				  the child's parent, guardian, or custodian who are involved with the
				  child;
(3) maintain confidentiality
				  regarding children and their parent or guardian;
(4) keep records regarding the child's
				  illnesses, behaviors, social needs, educational needs, and family visits and
				  contacts; and
(5) report to the
				  supervising agency any changes as required by
				  10A NCAC
				  70E .0902.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 70 - CHILDREN'S SERVICES › Subchapter E - LICENSING OF FAMILY FOSTER HOMES › Section .1100 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSING › Section 70E .1108 - FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY

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(a) Each foster
				  home shall be in compliance with all applicable portions of the NC Residential
				  Code in effect at the time the foster home was constructed or last renovated.
				  Information regarding the purchase of all applicable volumes of The North
				  Carolina State Residential Code and referenced standards and codes, can be
				  accessed by reviewing the following web site: (www.ncdoi.com - click on Code
				  Services, click on Code Book Sales
				  http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/CodeServices/engineering_codeservices_sales.asp)
				  or calling the Code Section within the Department of Insurance at
				  919-661-5880.
(b) All homes shall
				  be protected from all fire hazards including the following:
(1) all hallways, doorways, entrances, ramps,
				  steps, and corridors shall be kept clear and unobstructed at all
				  times;
(2) an evacuation plan shall
				  be developed, and all persons in the home shall be knowledgeable of the
				  plan;
(3) a mounted "ABC" fire
				  extinguisher with a rating not less than 1-A shall be installed and readily
				  available in the residence;
(4)
				  homes built prior to July 1975 shall have a battery or electric smoke alarm
				  installed outside every sleeping area. Homes built between July 1975 and June
				  30, 1999, shall have electric smoke alarms placed outside sleeping areas as
				  required by the NC Residential Code in effect at construction time. Homes built
				  after June 30, 1999 shall have smoke alarms in every sleeping room, outside
				  bedrooms and other areas, interconnected as required in the NC Residential
				  Code;
(5) a Carbon Monoxide (CO)
				  detector shall be installed in homes that use fuel oil products, coal, wood or
				  gas to heat, cool, cook, operate a hot water heater or gas logs;
(6) all homes shall have telephone
				  service;
(7) no egress door shall
				  have a double keyed dead bolt; and
(8) extension cords shall not be used as a
				  substitute for permanent wiring. Extension cords shall be used only for
				  portable appliances and shall be listed by Underwriters Laboratory (UL).
Before a home is licensed, it shall be inspected and
					 receive a passing rating on the fire and building safety inspection report
					 completed by the local fire inspector. Before a home is relicensed, it shall
					 have a current fire and building safety inspection report with a passing rating
					 completed by the local fire inspector.