89 Ill. Adm. Code 409.40
Application for Youth Transitional Housing Program License in a Licensed Child Care Facility
Section 409.40 Application for Youth Transitional Housing
Program License in a Licensed Child Care Facility
a) Application
for a Youth Transitional Housing Program license shall be completed by the
officers of the governing body or its representatives for an agency or
organization of a licensed child care facility where the program will operate
on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department.
b) For
the application to be considered complete, the following shall be attached to
the application:
1) A
copy of the child care facility license where the Youth Transitional Housing
Program (YTHP) will operate;
2) A statement
of purpose, including the types of youth to whom care is to be provided;
3) A
comprehensive staffing plan that includes job descriptions and the
qualifications of the staff to work in the YTHP. If the YTHP operates within a
multi-service agency, those staff positions that perform no functions for the
YTHP do not need to be included in the staffing plan; and
4) A
list of persons subject to the background check requirements of 89 Ill. Adm.
Code 385 (Background Checks) and each person's complete, signed authorization
to conduct the background check.
c) In
addition, the license applicant shall have the following items available for
review when the licensing worker visits the agency or organization's
headquarters:
1) Articles
of incorporation and by-laws, indicating that the agency's corporate status is
in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State; and, if a not-for-profit
corporation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501), a copy
of the Internal Revenue Service ruling on the agency's exemption status from federal
income tax and registration with the Charitable Trust Bureau of the Illinois
Attorney General's office (if applicable);
2) A
list of current employees and administrators who will work in or have oversight
of the YTHP and employees and persons to whom the agency has made a commitment
to hire to work at the YTHP; and
A) Certified
transcripts of each employee's educational credentials (if obtained from a
foreign school or university, the credentials must be translated into English
and include a statement of equivalency in the United States educational
system);
B) Verification
of prior work history, when the work history is required to qualify for the
current position; and
C) Copy
of current professional license or registration, if required;
3) The
agency or organization's written personnel policies, including written compensation
policies and salary levels;
4) The
agency or organization's written policies for providing service by referral;
5) The
agency or organization's risk management plan developed in accordance with
Appendix A of this Part;
6) The
agency or organization's documentation of current public liability insurance in
the amount of $300,000 per occurrence;
7) The
agency or organization's code of ethics that has been adopted by the governing
body that must be at least as stringent as the Code of Ethics for Child Welfare
Professionals (published by the Office of Communications, Department of
Children and Family Services, 406 E. Monroe Street, Station #65, Springfield,
Illinois 62701, available at the Department website www.state.il.us/dcfs); and
8) The
agency or organization's financial management policies.
d) A new
application shall be filed:
1) When
an application for a license has been withdrawn, and the agency or organization
seeks to reapply; or
2) When there is a change
in:
A) The name of the licensee;
B) The address of the YTHP;
C) The organization or
governing body; or
3) Not
sooner than 12 months after the Department has revoked or refused to renew a
license, and a new license is sought.
e) A new
application may be submitted at any time when a program license, program permit
or application has been voluntarily surrendered or withdrawn by the applicant.