N.D. Admin. Code 75-03-36-10

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 75-03-36-10 - Employee functions and qualifications

1. The child-placing agency shall employ or contract with service providers to perform necessary child-placing agency functions. Required employees and their qualifications include:

a. Administrator. The administrator shall provide for the general management and administration of the child-placing agency in accordance with the licensing requirements and policies of the child-placing agency's governing body. The administrator must have a bachelor's degree in business or public administration, social work, behavioral science, or a human services field and have a minimum of four years of related professional experience.

b. Supervisor. The supervisor shall supervise, evaluate, and monitor the work progress of the placement employee. The supervisor must have a bachelor's degree in a behavioral science field and must be licensed as required by the field of practice and have a minimum of two years of experience or must have a master's degree in a behavioral science field. The supervisor must be licensed as required by the field of practice.

c. Child placement coordinator. The child placement coordinator shall perform intake services; provide case management for children and families; recruit and assess foster and adoptive homes; and plan and coordinate resources for children and families. The child placement coordinator must have a bachelor's degree in a behavioral science field and must be licensed as required by the field of practice.

2. If the child-placing agency has more than five child placement coordinators employed, the child-placing agency shall employ a supervisor and may not contract with a supervisor.

3. The child-placing agency shall establish a caseload standard. The child placement coordinator caseload must ensure the placement coordinator is able to make all the required contacts with the child, biological parent, foster care provider, and adoptive families; adoption search clients; and collateral parties.

N.D. Admin Code 75-03-36-10

Effective April 1, 2010; amended effective January 1, 2012.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-392, April 2024, effective 4/1/2024.

General Authority: NDCC 50-11-03, 50-12-05

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-12-03