Change in license: Application; issuance of revised license on approval; request for review on denial; changes proposed by licensing authority representative.

1. A licensee shall notify a licensing authority representative and apply to the licensing authority for a change in its license to operate a foster home if: (a) There are changes in the: (1) Proposed programs; (2) Range of ages or sex of the children in foster care; (3) Gender identity or expression of the children in foster care; or (4) Total number of children in foster care; (b) A child who has been referred to the juvenile justice system of this State but is not under the jurisdiction of the agency which provides child welfare services is proposed to be placed in the foster home; or (c) A child is proposed to be placed in the foster home by a person or organization that is not a governmental entity. 2. A request for a change required by subsection 1 must be in writing and may be submitted with an application for the renewal of the license or at any time during the period the license is effective. If the change is approved, after the licensing authority has evaluated the request to determine that the relevant requirements have been met, a revised license must be issued. If a request for a change in the license is denied, the licensee may submit a request for a review of the denial to the licensing authority representative. The licensing authority representative shall review the denial but the denial is not subject to appeal. 3. A licensing authority representative may revise the contents of a license and shall provide the licensee with a written discussion of any proposed changes. The licensee may submit a request to the licensing authority representative for a review of the proposed changes. The licensing authority representative shall review the proposed changes but the changes are not subject to appeal. 4. The licensing authority representative shall conduct any review requested pursuant to this section within 30 days after the licensing authority representative receives the request and shall inform the licensee in writing of his or her decision regarding the review.