Duties of foster home, foster parent and direct care staff: General requirements.

) 1. The foster home shall comply with the licensing requirements and with applicable state laws and regulations. The licensee is responsible for ensuring that all members of the foster home household and staff know and comply with licensing requirements. 2. The foster home shall provide foster care only for the number, age and sex of children specified on the license. 3. The foster home shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, religion, gender, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation or any other reason in accordance with the United States Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 4. The foster parent and direct care staff shall cooperate as team members with the agency having responsibility for the child in order to establish and carry out the child’s treatment plan, the case plan and, if applicable, the plan for transition of the child to independent living, including, without limitation, the goals for the child prescribed in such a plan, e.g., returning the child to the birth parents, placing the child for adoption, providing training and experiences for developing independent living skills, etc.