ARSD 67:42:05:02. Licensing and supervision of a family foster parent

The department or child placement agency shall base its decision to issue a license upon a written home study of the family foster parent applicant. The department or child placement agency shall keep the written home study in the applicant's file. A family foster parent must be licensed and supervised by the department or a child placement agency. A licensed foster parent shall inform the agency which has licensed the foster parent upon accepting a child from another placement agency or from a parent or guardian.