South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 67 - Department of Social Services › Article 67:42 - Regulatory Administration › Chapter 67:42:05 - Family foster homes › Section 67:42:05:06 - General qualifications for family foster care provider

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
In addition to the criteria of §
									67:42:01:06, a family foster
	 parent applicant or a licensed family foster parent shall meet the following
	 criteria before the applicant or foster parent may be licensed or relicensed as
	 a family foster parent:
(1) The
  applicant or foster parent shall be at least 21 years of age and reside in a
  single family home in South Dakota;
(2) No household member 18 years of age or
  older other than a child placed in the home for foster care may have on record
  a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect;
(3) No member of the applicant's or foster
  parents household may have a conviction for any of the crimes specified in
  §
									67:42:01:05.01;
(4) The applicant or foster parent shall have
  income that meets the needs of the existing family, independent of the foster
  care maintenance payments;
(5) The
  applicant's or foster parent's children, if any, shall be willing to accept a
  child in foster care as a member of the family;
(6) The applicant's or foster parent's family
  composition, needs, and relationships may not adversely affect a child in
  foster care;
(7) If the applicant
  or foster parent is employed outside the home, the child placement agency must
  have approved the applicant's or foster parent's child care plan;
(8) If the applicant or foster parent is
  married and both individuals are employed outside the home, the child placement
  agency must have approved the applicant's or foster parent's child care
  plan;
(9) The applicant or foster
  parent shall have the ability to parent a child, which includes a basic
  understanding of the child's physical and mental or emotional development and
  the ability to fulfill the child's needs. The applicant or foster parent shall
  have the ability to offer continuing care and guidance to a child throughout
  the stages of development in a manner consistent with the social and cultural
  heritage norms of the child. The applicant or foster parent must be able to
  continue meeting the needs of the applicant's or foster parent's own children,
  if any. The applicant or foster parent must display the capacity to provide
  good care for children;
(10) At
  least one applicant in the home shall have the ability to read and write;
  and
(11) The applicant or foster
  parent shall have reliable, legal, and safe transportation. Vehicles utilized
  for transportation must be registered, insured, and equipped with safety
  restraints. Each driver shall have a driver license.
The department may require a psychological evaluation and the
	 submission of medical records if during the application process or during the
	 period of licensure questions arise regarding the applicant's or foster
	 parent's emotional stability or the emotional stability of another household
	 member.
General Authority:
SDCL 26-6-16(1)(2)(6).
Law Implemented:
SDCL 26-6-16(1)(2)(6),
		26-6-23.2.
Initial evaluation and approval Renewal of license, §
											67:42:01:05;
Ability to provide care, §
											67:42:01:06;
Training and development, §
											67:42:05:03;
Application for license --
		Investigation--Issuance--Conditions--Records--Public inspection, SDCL
		26-6-11;
Screening for substantiated reports of abuse and neglect, §
											67:42:01:05.02;
Required criminal records checks,
		42 U.S.C. §
												671(a)(20).