Communication and visitation with family of origin and others.

1. A foster home shall cooperate with the agency placing a foster child in the home to help the child maintain meaningful ties with his or her family of origin, including correspondence between parent and child, visits to the child and home visits by the child when appropriate. 2. The foster home shall allow for visits of the child with his or her family of origin only if ordered by a court or with the approval of the agency placing the child or the person from whom the child was received. If ordered by a court or with the approval of the agency, the foster home shall afford reasonable opportunities for the child to maintain contact with family members and with other persons identified in the child’s case plan as important. 3. The foster home shall, upon reasonable request, permit the child to contact the person or agency responsible for his or her placement and allow that person or agency to contact the child. The foster home shall not deny or impede direct access of the agency placing the child to the foster child. 4. The foster home must allow the child to send and receive mail and electronic mail. Any restrictions on correspondence, communication and contact must be ordered by a court or approved by the agency placing the child or the person from whom the child was received. 5. The foster home shall give the children the opportunity to invite friends to the foster home and to visit in the homes of friends, if appropriate. 6. Foster homes shall use care to ensure that anyone who visits the home over an extended period conducts himself or herself in such a manner as not to jeopardize the safety or well-being of the foster children and does not have unsupervised contact with the foster children. A foster home shall notify the licensing authority of any adult house guest who stays at the foster home for longer than 1 week or who frequently stays at the foster home.