Department Responsibilities

Section 382 Section 382.8  Department Responsibilities a)         The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services shall designate staff to serve as the Department's liaison in working with license-exempt agencies. b)         The Department shall: 1)         furnish agencies with copies of laws, standards and other related rules, licensing forms and instructions, and information pertaining to licensure in Illinois; 2)         process licenses for family homes under the jurisdiction of the agency and maintain records of all such licenses issued by the Department; 3)         notify the applicant, with a copy of the notification to the supervising agency, if a license cannot be issued and the reasons it cannot be issued; 4)         communicate with representatives of the agency on problems involving the licensing of any of its homes; 5)         be accessible to the agency's designated representative for consultation about the licensing standards, the licensing process or the joint agreements; and 6)         determine that the agency continues to be eligible to seek licenses for and to supervise and place children in family homes in Illinois.