Section 424.160 - Limitations on number of children1. No family foster home or specialized foster home may be licensed for more than six children, excluding any children who are related to the foster parent, reside in the home and are not foster children.2. No group foster home may be licensed for more than 15 children.3. The total number of children for which a foster home may be licensed must be determined by a licensing authority representative based upon the following factors: (a) The staff's own children under the age of 16 year who live in the foster home and the individual needs of these children.(b) The physical facilities, equipment and available space for activities.(c) The skills and abilities of the foster parents and the staff, as applicable.(d) The characteristics of the children in foster care.(e) The services provided and the program description.(f) Other factors the licensing authority determines to be relevant.4. Foster care must not be provided for more than two children who are under the age of 18 months or four children who are under the age of 5 years, including in that total any children of the foster parents under the age of 18 months or 5 years, without the approval of the licensing authority representative.Nev. Admin. Code § 424.160
Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 106.3, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, 8-27-92; 11-14-97; R066-99, 11-8-99; R044-02, 7-23-2002; A by R110-13, eff. 6/23/2014