Utah Admin. Code R512-500-4 - Preferences for Placement
(1) Preferences for
placement are governed by Sections
62A-4a-409,
80-3-302, and
80-3-303.
(2) Preferential consideration given in
accordance with Section
80-3-302 to kinship caregivers or
friends who are licensed or who become licensed expires 120 days from the date
of the shelter hearing. After that time period has expired, a relative or
friend who has not obtained custody or asserted an interest in the child may
not be granted preferential consideration by Child and Family Services or the
court. Prospective kinship caregivers or friends may be considered for
placement after the 120 days has lapsed, if it is in the best interest of the
child.
(3) A potential caregiver
who meets the definition of friend and who is not a licensed foster parent must
be willing to become a licensed foster parent, must be actively engaged in the
process of becoming a licensed foster parent within 60 days of the child being
placed with them, and must complete the requirements of the Department of Human
Services, Office of Licensing to obtain a child-specific foster care license
within six months of a child being placed with them and for the child to remain
in the friend's care. Furthermore, if the child remains in the custody of Child
and Family Services placed in the home of the friend, the friend must comply
with the Office of Licensing requirements to receive ongoing licensure as a
foster parent before the child-specific license expiring, or the child will be
removed from the friend's care.
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