10A N.C. Admin. Code 70F.0214

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 70F .0214 - NORMALCY FOR FOSTER CHILDREN

(a) Child placing agencies and residential maternity homes shall develop and follow policies and procedures to implement the reasonable and prudent parent standard established in G.S. 131D-10.2A.

(b) The agency shall demonstrate compliance with policies and procedures that include:

(1) appointment of a designated official to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities;

(2) documentation of any reasonable and prudent parent standard decision;

(3) training for residential maternity home staff, child placing agency staff, and foster parents in the reasonable and prudent parent standard; and

(4) supervision and support to staff and foster parents in implementing the reasonable and prudent parent standard.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 70F .0214

Authority G.S. 131D-10.2A; 131D-10.5; 131D-10.6; 143B-153;
Eff. August 1, 2017.

Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 32, Issue 05, September 1, 2017 effective 8/1/2017.