HAR §17-1425-3. E1igibi1iy requirernent for children

In order to qualify for foster grandparent services, the child shall meet the following conditions: (1) The child must be chronologically twenty-one years of age or less. Preference is given to 1425—4.1 §17—1425—3 the younger children to facilitate meeting the child’s developmental needs. Each foster grandparent shall preferably 1 but not exclusively, be assigned to two children. (2) Foster grandparent services to a mentally retarded individual may continue beyond the individual’s twenty-first birthday provided that the following criteria are met: (A) The individual received the service prior to attaining the chronological age of twenty-one; (B) The volunteer station’s professional staff responsible for the individual’s care certifies that the continued assignment is in the best interest of 1425—4.2 §17—1425—4 both the foster grandparent and the individual; and (C) The foster grandparent, sponsor, volunteer station’s professional staff, and the individual’s parent or legal .quardian, whenever possible, mutually agree to the continued assignment. (3) The child shall be of a size, strength, and behavior which can be managed by the foster grandparent; (4) The àbild shall have special or exceptional needs other than needing special attention; and (5) The child shall be enrolled in an established program or be a client of a public or private nonprofit organization. The foster grandparent may serve a child with special needs in a private home if an appropriate community service organization serves as a volunteer station. Eff JUN 29 1992 ] (Auth: KRS S346—56) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. §1208.3—4) S17—1425—4 Eliaibility reauirements for volunteer stations. (a) A volunteer station shall preferably be a twelve—month operation and shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be within project service areas or defined in approved grant application; (2) Be licensed or otherwise certified by an appropriate state or local licensing authority as required; (3) Not request or receive any compensation for services of foster grandparents supervised by the organization; (4) Be a public, private nonprofit organization, or proprietary health care agency organization; (5) Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the program grantee delineating obligations and responsibilities before foster grandparents are assigned to children; and (6) Have a consistent number of children enrolled to assure that foster grandparents may serve one or more children without supplanting 1425—5 ç17—1425—4 staff. The suggested number of children.at the volunteer station is as follows: (A) Thirty or more children at a residential setting; and (B) Fifteen or more children daily for a non—residential setting. (b) A private home shall not be a volunteer station, but may receive foster grandparents’ services when: (1) A family or child is a current recipient of services from an agency, program, or organization, and has been identified as needing foster grandparents’ service; (2) A memorandum of understanding is signed by the department and a community service organization functioning as the volunteer station; and (3) The volunteer station agrees to provide supervision to foster grandparents through regular visits to the individual homes [Eff JUN 29 1992 j (Auth: fiRS 5346—56) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. S1208.3-4) 517-1425-5 Prooram service limitation. Poster grandparents’ services and the minimum number of positions available to eligible senior citizens shall be Sub.ect to availability of funds. tEff JUN 29 1992 ) (Auth: S346—56) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. S1208.2—l) 517—1425—6 Foster arandt,arent benefits. The foster grandparent program shall provide to the elderly participants in the program (1) An hourly stipend which shall be based on the actual number of hours the foster grandparent serves; (2) Mileage reimbursements up to a daily maximum per day, as determined by the program, for foster grandparents who drive to the volunteer stations and directly back home. Additional mileage allowance may be provided for travel if foster grandparents are required to travel between assignments during the day; 1425—6 §17—1425—7 (3) Reimbursements for bus fare or bus pass costs to individuals using mass transit who do not qualify for free bus fare; (4) A pre-entry physical examination and annual physical examination up to th. maximum cost as determined by the program and as allowed by the ACTION agency guidelines; (5) One meal per day where provided by the volunteer étatien; or a meal reimbursement or allowance as determined by the program if the volunteer station is unable to provide meals; (6) Two or more of the following types of minimum levels of insurance purchased from any source, as specified by ACTION: (A) Accident insurance; (B) Personal liability insurance; or (C) Excess automobile liability insurance; (7) Annual recognition of seniors; (8) Program uniforms for all foster grandparents who are actively serving in the program; (9) Forty hours of orientation prior to assignment and monthly in—service training; (10) Information and referral to community services; - (11) Counseling and guidance relative to work or non-work related problems; and (12) Vacation and sick leaves which are computed from first day of service and are not cumulative. A maximum of forty hours of sick leave may be carried from year to year if the sick leave is unused. A doctor’s statement shall be required verifying illness and ability to return to the program in the event a foster grandparent is absent for five days. [Eff JUN b’ 1 ) (Auth: UPS S346—56) (Imp: 45 C.F.R. Sl208.3—5)