Employees of Department Contracted Agencies as Foster/Pre-adoptive Parents

Any employee of an agency on contract with the Department, who is providing services under the Department contract who wishes to become a foster/pre-adoptive parent, mentor, or visiting resource for a child in Department care or custody, must inform, and obtain the permission of, the Department prior to initiating a license study process and the placement of a foster/pre-adoptive child by writing to the Deputy Commissioner for Field Operations. The Deputy Commissioner will consult with the General Counsel and the Assistant Commissioner for Foster Care, Adoption and Adolescent Services to ascertain that there are no ethical or other conflicts with the proposed home-study or placement, in accordance with the Department's Family Resource Policy.