Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.9206 - Foster home evaluation
Rule 206. A foster home applicant/licensee must do all the following:
(a) Allow the agency access
to the foster home and any other buildings located on the premises for
licensing and foster child supervision purposes.
(b) Provide accurate and truthful information
on an ongoing basis regarding the following:
(i) The applicant or licensee's family and
marital status and history, including the current and previous level of family
functioning and relationships, and any current and previous incidents of
domestic violence, elder abuse, or child abuse, either as a perpetrator or
victim.
(ii) The circumstances
surrounding any criminal convictions or arrests for each member of the
household, including minor children.
(iii) Current or past physical, mental, and
emotional health of each member of the household, including substance use,
abuse, or treatment.
(iv) Parenting
skills and strategies for building healthy relationships with
children.
(v) Methods of discipline
of children.
(vi) Adjustment and
special needs of the applicant's own children, including children not living in
the home.
(vii) Previous licenses
or experience in providing child foster care, child day care, or adult foster
care.
(viii) Existence of a social
support system including alternate care providers.
(ix) Willingness to accept a child's
spirituality, or religious beliefs or practices, even if they are different
from the foster parent.
(x)
Willingness to accept and support a child's SOGIE.
(xi) Safety and maintenance of the
applicant's house and property, including, but not limited to, sufficient beds
and sleeping space, pets, firearms and other weapons, and water
hazards.
(xii) The age, number,
SOGIE, race, ethnic background, and special characteristics of children
preferred by the applicants, including those characteristics that an applicant
or licensee would not accept.
(c) Provide the agency with all the
following:
(i) Three current references
related or non-related to the applicant/licensee.
(ii) Verification of completed pre-licensure
training for each person listed on the license as outlined in
R 400.12312(2) and
(3).
(iii) A medical statement that includes all
treatments, prescriptions, and medications for each member of the household
that indicates the member has no known condition which would affect the care of
a foster child. The statement must be signed by a physician, physician
assistant, or nurse practitioner within the 12-month period preceding the date
of the initial evaluation. Any subsequent household member added to the
household must provide the medical statement within 90 days.
(iv) Information regarding any past or
current mental health treatment by any member of the household.
Notes
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