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When verifying a foster home, what must you issue? correct answers verification certificate that
specifies many things including total capacity including bio/adopted kids and then care capacity
for foster/respite care
Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed? correct answers Yes,
However, foster parents must comply with the training requirementsbefore you may place a child
in the home.
Are there any additional requirements to verify a foster home that is currently acting as a kinship
home with the Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Department? correct answers
Yes, before you may verify a kinship home, you must obtain and review the kinship home
assessment that was completed.
What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously
verified? correct answers When a home has previously been verified by another agency, you
must conduct and complete an entirely new home screening
What if the foster home is transferring from another CPA with a child already in care? correct
answers you may verify the foster home prior to completion of the background check.
Background info that must be released to another CPA includes correct answers Any record of
deficiencies and their resolutions for the past year, including information regarding pending
investigations and unresolved deficiencies;) Copies of any current or previous plan to achieve
compliance or other type of development plan for the past two years, if applicable; and (7)
Copies of any current or previous corrective action or adverse action plans for the past two years,
if applicable.
When must I release background information to a requested agency? correct answers by the 10th
day after receiving the written request,
Is a child-placing agency that releases background information under this section immune from
civil and criminal liability for the release of the information? correct answers yes
Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to be their primary
residence? correct answers No, they do not have to own or rent the home they live in for it to be
considered their primary residence.
What are the requirements for verifying a foster home at a residence that I own? correct answers
You must verify the home in the name of one foster family for whom the home is the primary
residence. You may only verify the home in the name of one foster family.
When is a A home is considered a primary residence? correct answers if the person lives there on
a routine basis and [Medium-Low]: (1) It is the place of residence on their most recent tax return;
, OR (2) It is the address listed on their motor vehicle registration, driver's license, voter's
registration, or other document filed with a public agency.
What are the requirements for an agreement that I have with a foster home that I verify? correct
answers ) You must sign a written agreement with each agency foster home at the time that you
verify the home. You and the foster home must each have copies of the signed agreement. You
must file a copy of the signed agreement in the agency home record.
Do foster parents have the right to request a pre-placement visit? correct answers Yes
What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster home? correct answers
Within 2 working days submit verification of a new home, temporary verification, changes in
verification, provisional verification, closing a home or putting on active or inactive status.
What are examples of conflicts of care in a foster home? correct answers Place one child at
serious risk for harm by another child; (2) Significantly compromise the care and supervision of
any child in care; (3) Require a level of expertise by the foster parents and/or caregivers that they
do not possess; or (4) Create an environment that is appropriately restrictive for one child but
inappropriate for another.
May a foster home provide day care in addition to foster care? correct answers A foster family
home may provide day care in addition to foster care under the following conditions: (1) The
number and ages of children in both types of care must meet all relevant laws and rules,
For a foster home to provide both daycare and foster care, what must the CPA do? correct
answers The child-placing agency completes a written assessment, signed by child placement
management staff, of the [Medium]: (A) Needs of the children in foster care and how the needs
of the children in day care may impact the foster children [Medium]; and (B) Basis for
determining no conflict of care exists in providing the two types of care [Medium]; and (5) Both
the Residential Child-Care and Child Day-Care Divisions of Licensing approve.
Do foster home verifications expire? correct answers Only temporary, time-limited, and
provisional verifications have expiration dates. All other verifications are non-expiring.
When must a foster home transfer summary be completed? correct answers By the 10th day after
you receive a written request to transfer
When must a closing summary be completed for a foster home? correct answers by the 20th day
after the foster home is closed
What are things a closing summary must include? correct answers Home addresses and number
of children for the last 2 years, treatment services to each child and reason for each child
discharge for last 2 years. Plan to achieve compliance that was in place for past 1 year.
What is the purpose of a temporary verification? correct answers The purpose of a temporary
verification is to permit continued care of foster children in a verified foster home when a foster
When verifying a foster home, what must you issue? correct answers verification certificate that
specifies many things including total capacity including bio/adopted kids and then care capacity
for foster/respite care
Can you verify a foster home before pre-service training is completed? correct answers Yes,
However, foster parents must comply with the training requirementsbefore you may place a child
in the home.
Are there any additional requirements to verify a foster home that is currently acting as a kinship
home with the Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Department? correct answers
Yes, before you may verify a kinship home, you must obtain and review the kinship home
assessment that was completed.
What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously
verified? correct answers When a home has previously been verified by another agency, you
must conduct and complete an entirely new home screening
What if the foster home is transferring from another CPA with a child already in care? correct
answers you may verify the foster home prior to completion of the background check.
Background info that must be released to another CPA includes correct answers Any record of
deficiencies and their resolutions for the past year, including information regarding pending
investigations and unresolved deficiencies;) Copies of any current or previous plan to achieve
compliance or other type of development plan for the past two years, if applicable; and (7)
Copies of any current or previous corrective action or adverse action plans for the past two years,
if applicable.
When must I release background information to a requested agency? correct answers by the 10th
day after receiving the written request,
Is a child-placing agency that releases background information under this section immune from
civil and criminal liability for the release of the information? correct answers yes
Do foster parent applicants have to own the home they live in for it to be their primary
residence? correct answers No, they do not have to own or rent the home they live in for it to be
considered their primary residence.
What are the requirements for verifying a foster home at a residence that I own? correct answers
You must verify the home in the name of one foster family for whom the home is the primary
residence. You may only verify the home in the name of one foster family.
When is a A home is considered a primary residence? correct answers if the person lives there on
a routine basis and [Medium-Low]: (1) It is the place of residence on their most recent tax return;
, OR (2) It is the address listed on their motor vehicle registration, driver's license, voter's
registration, or other document filed with a public agency.
What are the requirements for an agreement that I have with a foster home that I verify? correct
answers ) You must sign a written agreement with each agency foster home at the time that you
verify the home. You and the foster home must each have copies of the signed agreement. You
must file a copy of the signed agreement in the agency home record.
Do foster parents have the right to request a pre-placement visit? correct answers Yes
What must I submit to licensing regarding the verification of a foster home? correct answers
Within 2 working days submit verification of a new home, temporary verification, changes in
verification, provisional verification, closing a home or putting on active or inactive status.
What are examples of conflicts of care in a foster home? correct answers Place one child at
serious risk for harm by another child; (2) Significantly compromise the care and supervision of
any child in care; (3) Require a level of expertise by the foster parents and/or caregivers that they
do not possess; or (4) Create an environment that is appropriately restrictive for one child but
inappropriate for another.
May a foster home provide day care in addition to foster care? correct answers A foster family
home may provide day care in addition to foster care under the following conditions: (1) The
number and ages of children in both types of care must meet all relevant laws and rules,
For a foster home to provide both daycare and foster care, what must the CPA do? correct
answers The child-placing agency completes a written assessment, signed by child placement
management staff, of the [Medium]: (A) Needs of the children in foster care and how the needs
of the children in day care may impact the foster children [Medium]; and (B) Basis for
determining no conflict of care exists in providing the two types of care [Medium]; and (5) Both
the Residential Child-Care and Child Day-Care Divisions of Licensing approve.
Do foster home verifications expire? correct answers Only temporary, time-limited, and
provisional verifications have expiration dates. All other verifications are non-expiring.
When must a foster home transfer summary be completed? correct answers By the 10th day after
you receive a written request to transfer
When must a closing summary be completed for a foster home? correct answers by the 20th day
after the foster home is closed
What are things a closing summary must include? correct answers Home addresses and number
of children for the last 2 years, treatment services to each child and reason for each child
discharge for last 2 years. Plan to achieve compliance that was in place for past 1 year.
What is the purpose of a temporary verification? correct answers The purpose of a temporary
verification is to permit continued care of foster children in a verified foster home when a foster
