Utah Admin. Code R512-310-3 - Highlights
(1) A child who comes into out-of-home care
may participate in age-appropriate activities for the child's emotional
well-being and development of valuable life-coping skills.
(2) Child and Family Services shall make
efforts to normalize the lives of children in the custody of Child and Family
Services and to empower a caregiver to approve or disapprove a child's
participation in activities based on the caregiver's own assessment using a
reasonable and prudent parent standard, without prior approval of Child and
Family Services.
(3) Child and
Family Services shall allow a caregiver to make important decisions, similar to
the decisions that a parent may make, regarding the child's participation in
activities.
(4) Child and Family
Services will verify that private agencies providing out-of-home placement
under contract with Child and Family Services promote and protect the ability
of a child to participate in age-appropriate activities.
(5) A caregiver is not liable for harm caused
to a child in an out-of-home placement if the child participates in an activity
approved by the caregiver, provided that the caregiver has acted in accordance
with a reasonable and prudent parent standard.
(6) Child and Family Services will provide
training to caregivers and providers regarding how to use and apply the
reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Notes
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