Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9560, FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN, pt. 9560.0527 - LOCAL AGENCY PLACING CHILD UNDER VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT

When a local agency places a child in foster care under a voluntary placement agreement, the local agency must:

A. before placement, obtain the written consent of both parents, or the legal guardian, unless placement is in the child's best interest and the other parent's signature is unobtainable;

B. if only one parent signs the agreement, the agency must document why the other parent did not sign the agreement;

C. in addition, in the case of an Indian child, advise the parent or custodian that the child is to be returned upon demand in a written and dated statement complying with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 260.755, subdivision 5, and notify the Indian child's tribe within seven working days of placement;

D. obtain the agreement of the non-Indian child's parent or guardian to notify the local agency in a written and dated statement if the parent or guardian wishes the child returned from placement before the date specified in the voluntary placement agreement; and

E. return the child to the child's parent or guardian as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours after receiving a written and dated demand for return of the child unless a longer response time is specified in the demand for any child, or in the voluntary placement agreement for a non-Indian child; for Indian children, the demand must be a written and dated statement complying with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 260.755, subdivision 5.

Notes

Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9560, FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN, pt. 9560.0527

20 SR 2778; L 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2

Statutory Authority: MS s 257.071; 257.072; 260C.212; 260C.215