Agency Supervision 622-05-40-05

(Revised 8/15/2010 ML #3224)

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  1. The foster parents shall admit to the home, at any reasonable time, public officials, such as fire and building inspectors, for the purpose of determining fire and building safety. For the purposes of this subsection, “any reasonable time” means a time mutually convenient to the foster parents and the public official.
  2. The foster parents shall admit to the home, at any reasonable time, personnel of the supervising agency. For the purposes of this subsection, “any reasonable time” means a time mutually convenient to the foster parents and the supervising agency’s personnel and any time the supervising agency determines that a foster child’s health, safety, or welfare requires the admittance.
  3. The foster parents must cooperate with the supervising agency in that agency’s efforts to develop plans for the child, implement those plans, and meet the needs of the child and the child’s family. The foster parents must cooperate with the supervising agency in developing plans for the child to visit with parents or guardian. If the foster parents agree, and it is appropriate, visits may take place in the foster parents’ home. Visits between the foster child and parents or guardian must be arranged within a plan approved by the agency, foster child where appropriate, foster parents, and the foster child’s parents or guardian. The foster parents need not admit a foster child’s parent, relative, or guardian who has been using alcohol, drugs, or any other intoxicating substance, or who attempts a visit in a manner that is not in accordance with the approved visitation plan.
  4. 4. The foster parents may not accept other foster children or special education boarding care children, or accept a child for supplemental parental care, as defined in North Dakota Century Code chapter 50-11.1, into their home without the prior approval of the supervising agency.  All changes in the number of persons living in the foster home must be immediately reported to the supervising agency. (NDAC 75-03-14-05)
  5. They must agree to immediately report to the agency any of the child’s illnesses or injuries of the child, change of address, disappearance, or behavior problems of the child in the home, school, and community.