Removal of a Parent from a Foster Family License

PURPOSE: This rule explains the process to remove one (1) foster parent from a foster family home license. (1) If a licensee who was approved for a two- (2-) parent foster family home license moves away from the foster family home, both persons listed on the license shall notify the division in writing two (2) weeks prior to this change, or within two (2) weeks after its occurrence if the change in residence was unplanned. (A) Each licensee on the two- (2-) parent license who desires to continue providing foster care services shall be re-assessed by the division as a single foster parent family home. (B) Each licensee who fails to notify the division within the time frame identified herein will be in violation of their license and the division shall commence the revocation process as outlined in 13 CSR 35-60.090. (2) If a licensee who was approved for a two- (2-) parent foster family home license dies, the surviving licensee shall notify the division in writing within two (2) weeks of the death. (A) If the surviving licensee desires to continue providing foster care services, he or she shall be re-assessed by the division as a single parent foster family home. (B) If the surviving licensee fails to notify the division within the time frame identified herein, he or she will be in violation of their license and the division shall commence the revocation process as outlined in 13 CSR 35-60.090. AUTHORITY: sections 207.020, 453.073, and 453.074, RSMo Supp. 2014, and section 210.506, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed Sept. 15, 2015, effective March 30, 2016. *Original authority: 207.020, RSMo 1945, amended 1961, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1993, 2014; 210.506, RSMo 1982, amended 1993, 1995; 453.073, RSMo 1973, amended 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2014; and 453.074, RSMo 1985, amended 2014.