Child-placing agency license

1. Application for a child-placing agency license must be made on an application form provided by the department. 2. At the initial application, the applicant shall submit a written purpose and policy statement for the general operation and management of the child-placing agency. The statement must include: a. The purpose of the child-placing agency, the geographic area the agency expects to serve, the ages of children to be placed, and any other specific factors regarding the children to be placed or the homes in which the children will be placed; b. A written placement policy, including parental agreement forms, and a description of the legal procedures which will be used to obtain the authority to place the child; and c. A written statement of the fees that will be charged for each service. 3. Upon receipt of the application for license or renewal of license, the department shall conduct a licensing study or a license review to determine if the applicant meets all applicable requirements for licensure. 4. After completion of a licensing study, the department shall issue a license to any applicant that meets all requirements for licensure. 5. The department shall renew the license on the expiration date of the previous year's license if: a. The licensed child-placing agency makes written application for renewal prior to the expiration date of its current license; b. The licensed child-placing agency continues to meet all requirements for licensure at the time of the relicensing study; and c. The licensed child-placing agency submits a copy of its yearly budget of expenditures. 6. If the department determines that an application or accompanying information is incomplete or erroneous, the department shall notify the applicant of the specific deficiencies or errors, and the applicant shall submit the required or corrected information. The department may not issue or renew a license until it receives all required or corrected information. 7. The licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to human service zones nor does this chapter apply to child-placing activities undertaken by human service zones.