Section 424.750 - Audit of records; notice of finding of noncompliance; plan of action; reevaluation; revocation or suspension of license for foster home1. The Division will audit the records of an agency which provides child welfare services to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter, chapter 424 of NRS, any other applicable state and federal law and any written agreements entered into with the Division or the Department of Health and Human Services. The records that are subject to such an audit include, without limitation, information contained in the files of the agency relating to: (a) An application for a license to operate a foster home or foster care agency including, without limitation, an evaluation and an assessment of the family of the applicant, if appropriate;(b) The disposition of an application described in paragraph (a);(c) A license to operate a foster home or home or foster care agency issued by the licensing authority, including information indicating the name and address of the licensee or person licensed to operate the foster care agency any limitation on the number of children that may be placed in a foster home and any other limitations of the license;(d) The renewal of a license described in paragraph (c);(e) A checklist developed to meet licensing requirements of a foster home concerning human health, fire and safety, and such additional information as the Division may require, including, without limitation, information relating to an inspection or analysis of well water, a septic tank or a sewer, individual treatment plan s, medical records, incident reports, and personnel and training records;(f) A complaint concerning a licensee or person licensed to operate the foster care agency, including the investigation of such a complaint;(g) Whether the requirements for notification set forth in NAC 424.205 and the procedure for hearing grievances relating to a license to operate a foster home set forth in NRS 424.045 and NAC 424.210 were satisfied;(h) A case file maintained concerning a foster home, including any notes in such a case file; and(i) Any waivers granted pursuant to NAC 424.800 or section 30 or 36 of this regulatiuon2. Within 30 days after the completion of an audit performed pursuant to subsection 1, the Division will issue a written notice to the agency which provides child welfare services if the Division determines as a result of the audit that the agency is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, chapter 424 of NRS, any applicable state or federal law, or any written agreements entered into with the Division or the Department of Health and Human Services. The notice must set forth the nature of the noncompliance.3. Within 30 days after receipt of a notice issued pursuant to subsection 2, the agency which provides child welfare services shall submit to the Division a plan of action to address the areas of noncompliance. The agency may use the services of a consultant to develop or carry out the plan of action. Upon request by an agency which provides child welfare services, the Division will provide assistance to the agency relating to carrying out a plan of action.4. The Division will reevaluate the areas of noncompliance within 4 to 6 months after the completion of the audit. Within 6 months after completion of the audit, the agency which provides child welfare services shall complete the plan of action or demonstrate that it has made significant progress, as determined by the Division, towards completing the plan of action. If the Division determines that the agency has demonstrated that it has made significant progress towards completing the plan of action, the Division may grant the agency an additional 3 months to complete the plan.5. The Division may direct the licensing authority to revoke or suspend a license to operate a foster home or foster care agency and to remove any foster children placed in the foster home based upon a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or chapter 424 of NRS by the agency which provides child welfare services or the foster home as determined by the Division as a result of an audit performed pursuant to subsection 1.Nev. Admin. Code § 424.750
Added to NAC by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, eff. 7-23-2002; A by R110-13, eff. 6/23/2014