Conflict of Interest - Licensing Agency Staff 622-05-15-35

(Revised 6/1/22 ML #3677)

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The CFS Licensing Unit Administrator will review, on a case-by-case basis, if a CFS Licensing Unit employee or other Department child welfare related staff requests to be a licensed foster care provider. An employee will not be assessing their own home and granting their own license, so the conflict of interest is reduced leaving a decision to either:

1. Maintain the licensing study in the unit, but assign the work to a licensing specialist who is not supervised by the same unit supervisor; or
2. Refer the licensing study to be completed by an authorized licensing agency (Nexus PATH, Tribal Nation, etc.).

 

The decision to license an employee of a an authorized licensed agency (Tribal Nation, Nexus-PATH, etc.) is the decision of the employer.

 

If an employee of a custodial agency (Human Service Zone, DJS or Tribal Nation) chooses to become licensed, the agency with custody of a child in foster care must ensure policy is in place to avoid conflict of interest placements. For example, the child’s case manager shall not serve as their foster care provider.