Agency Support and Supervision 622-05-40-05

(Revised 10/1/2019 ML #3564)

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  1. The foster parents shall allow public officials to enter the family foster home for children, at any reasonable time, as determined necessary by the public official to ensure 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 allow entry to the home, at any reasonable time, personnel of the child’s custodial agency. For the purposes of this subsection, “any reasonable time” means a time mutually convenient to the foster parents and the custodial agency’s personnel and any time the child’s case manager determines that a foster child’s health, safety, or welfare requires the admittance.
  3. The foster parents shall cooperate with the custodial 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.
  4. The foster parents shall cooperate with the custodial 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 family foster home for children. 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. If visits are agreed upon at the foster parents home, the foster parents do not have to allow entry to any individual 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.
  5. The foster parents may not accept other foster children, or special education boarding care children, foreign exchange students or a child for supplemental parental care, as defined in North Dakota Century Code chapter50-11.1, into their home without the prior approval of the authorized licensing agent. All changes in the number of persons living in the foster home must be immediately reported to the authorized licensing agency.
  6. 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.